White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stopped short of condemning Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) who said over the weekend that there should be “balance” in calling out Hamas terrorists for using rape and sexual violence against Israeli women. Jean-Pierre was responding to a question from Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich‚ who asked whether it was appropriate for Jayapal to suggest that criticisms of Hamas should be “balanced” with criticisms of Israel’s response to the October 7th terrorist attack. WATCH: WATCH: KJP refuses to directly address Democratic Congresswoman Jayapal's comments about needing "balance" between Israel and Gazans when talking about sexual violence against women on Oct. 7….@JacquiHeinrich: And then‚ can I get the White House's response to Congresswoman… pic.twitter.com/KTJS1c52Kj — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 4‚ 2023 “Can I get the White House’s response to Congresswoman Jayapal’s comments over the weekend. In her interview‚ she said that sexual violence should be condemned‚ but that we have to be balanced in our condemnation. Was that an appropriate comment?” Heinrich asked. “So‚ we’ve been very‚ very clear. You heard a little bit from — from Jake Sullivan about this. I can only speak for — for the president. Uh‚ that’s who I can speak for‚ and we’ve been clear what Hamas did is absolutely reprehensible and — full stop. We’re going to continue to be clear about that. And we think about — you know‚ rape and the use of rape as being used as a — as a weapon‚ that is also reprehensible and that’s full stop‚ and I’ll just leave it there and I’m speaking for the president of the United States. I think there’s been — very clear on that‚” Jean Pierre said‚ but she made no move to criticize Jayapal. “Any comment‚ though —” Heinrich pressed again. “— for Congresswoman Jayapal?” “I just —” Jean-Pierre replied.  “I just commented on — I just laid out what we believe is unacceptable.” During the interview in question‚ CNN anchor Dana Bash asked Jayapal why it was so difficult to get progressive women — who were usually vocal in their condemnation of sexual violence and rape — to condemn Hamas for such attacks against Israeli women on October 7th. Jayapal said that she absolutely condemned rape and sexual violence‚ but immediately pivoted to call for “balance” — and then cited the civilian death tolls published by the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry to suggest that Israel was committing war crimes.

A federal court on Monday halted the prison sentence for Douglas Mackey‚ who was convicted earlier this year of election interference for posting memes that mocked Hillary Clinton voters to cast their ballot via text during the 2016 presidential election. Mackey was accused of a “scheme to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote” after a Twitter account he ran under the handle “Ricky Vaughn” posted memes in the lead-up to the election. In October‚ Judge Ann M. Donnelly of Federal District Court in Brooklyn sentenced Mackey to 7 months in prison‚ a $15‚000 fine‚ and two years probation. However‚ Judge Omar Williams of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reportedly overruled the appellate court in granting a motion for bond pending appeal‚ according to Mackey. “This ruling is huge because it means that the appeals court decided that my appeal presents ‘substantial’ and ‘debatable’ issues of law that‚ if resolved in my favor‚ will result in my conviction being vacated‚” Mackey said on X. “The prosecution‚ on the other hand‚ argued that my appeal was frivolous and that this was a typical election crime case like any other in U.S. history. This is a very encouraging step towards vindication.” Mackey was charged one week after President Joe Biden assumed office and roughly four years after the 2016 election. The Justice Department claimed that Mackey had conspired to “injure‚ oppress‚ threaten‚ or intimidate” people from exercising their right to vote. Prosecutors said that he and others had “intended variously to provoke‚ mislead‚ and‚ in some cases‚ deceive voters in the 2016 presidential election” with their posts. The Justice Department said that Mackey had worked with other influential Twitter users between September 2016 and November 2016 to “disseminate fraudulent messages” which persuaded voters for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to cast their ballots via phone or social media. One image showed a black woman standing in front of an “African Americans for Hillary” sign and said‚ “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home‚” and “Text ‘Hillary’ to 59925.” According to the government‚ some 4‚900 people texted the number‚ but it’s unclear how many people‚ if anyone‚ fell for the meme and did not cast the vote they intended to cast; or were merely participating in the joke. Hillary Clinton reportedly celebrated the arrest‚ saying Mackey’s meme went “from what you would consider free speech … to running a very deliberate effort to mislead people about where and how to vote. So it went from speech to action meant to subvert the election because thousands of people who they targeted through their algorithms‚ ‘oh I could text my vote for Hillary Clinton.'” Mackey said if he loses the appeal in the Second Circuit‚ he intends to take his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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