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"The Central Park Five documentary was a one-sided piece of garbage that didn't explain the.horrific crimes of these young men while in park," Trump tweeted on April 24, 2013. On the same day, Trump also tweeted: "I'd bet the lawyers for the Central Park 5 are laughing at the stupidity of N.Y.C. On the presidential campaign trail in 2016, Mr Trump was asked by CNN about the ads he took out about the Central Park Five. Authorities also claimed in the press conference that they were a part of a group of 32 young boys who assaulted eight other people the same night Meili was attacked. “Forty million dollars is a lot of money for the taxpayers of New York to pay when we are already the highest taxed city and state in the country. ", When asked by a Twitter user how Trump felt that the five men who were convicted of the crime were actually innocent, Trump in a tweet on June 29, 2013 responded: "Innocent of what-how many people did they mugg? U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by claims he made about five men who were wrongly convicted for the brutal rape of a female jogger in New York City's Central Park 30 years ago. These young men do not exactly have the pasts of angels,” Trump wrote. This case has not been dormant, and many people have asked why it took so long to settle? "How much money are the lawyers for the Central Park Five getting out of the 40 million dollars, or are they paid  by the City (or both)?" ten years. They must serve as examples for their crimes,” Trump continued in the ad. What about the other people who were brutalized that night, in addition to the jogger?”. “What about all the people who were so desperately hurt and affected? “The Central Park Five documentary was a one sided piece of garbage that didn’t explain the.horrific crimes of these young men while in park,” Trump wrote on Twitter April 24, 2013. The recipients must be laughing out loud at the stupidity of the city. "A detective close to the case, and who has followed it since 1989, calls it "the heist of the century. he continued in the ad. Donald Trump is being iced out of running Central Park’s Wollman Rink. I hope it’s not too late to continue to fight and that this unfortunate event will not have a repeat episode any time soon — or ever.”, READ NEXT: Elizabeth Lederer: Central Park 5 Prosecutor Leaves Columbia Law, Central Park Five & Donald Trump: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright © 2021 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Here is a history of Trump's comments and actions surrounding the Central Park jogger case: Less than two weeks after the attack on Meili, Trump took out a full-page ad in four New York City newspapers with the headline: "BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY. ( Robert F. Bukaty / AP Oct. 7, 2016, 5:33 PM UTC / … “I said, ‘Of course I hate these people and let’s all hate these people because maybe hate is what we need if we’re gonna get something done,'” he said. "The police doing the original investigation say they were guilty. "The View" co-hosts weigh in on the president's refusal to apologize to the five men wrongly convicted of rape in the 1989 Central Park Five case. "I have never done anything that's caused a more positive stir. They were then found innocent of the crime after convicted murder Matias Reyes in 2002 confessed to raping Meili, which was confirmed by DNA evidence. A detective close to the case, and who has followed it since 1989, calls it ‘the heist of the century,'” he wrote. Negative. Full-Page Ad: Donald Trump - Letter on Central Park Five - May 1, 1989. officer. The Central Park jogger case (events also referenced as the Central Park Five case) was a criminal case in the United States over the aggravated assault and rape of a white woman in Manhattan's Central Park on April 19, 1989, occurring during a string of other attacks in the park the same night. Trump in a June 5, 2013 tweet referred to the Central Park Five as "muggers. Donald Trump wrote an op-ed published in the Daily News on June 21, 2014, discussing the settlement in the Central Park Five case. Around a month before the 2016 election, Trump stood by his opinion that he believed that the five men charged for Meili's attack, who have since been exonerated from the crime, were still guilty. Following the release of a documentary, “The Central Park Five,” and while a lawsuit against New York City was pending, Trump took to Twitter to state his opinions on the case. The five black and Latino men, who were then teens, were convicted in 1989 of raping a 28-year-old woman in Central Park. “Many New York families – White, Black, Hispanic and Asian – have had to give up the pleasure of a leisurely stroll in the Park at dusk, the Saturday visit to the playground with their families, the bike ride at dawn, or just sitting on their stoops – given them up as hostages to a world ruled by the law of the streets, as roving bands of wild criminals roam our neighborhoods, dispensing their own viscous brand of twisted hatred on whomever they encounter,” the ad said. "The ad's basically very strong and vocal, they are saying bring back law and order. President Donald Trump did not apologize for ads he took out in 1989 calling on the death penalty to be used on the Central Park Five. https://t.co/u6LgcTSsOM pic.twitter.com/EmFOLHYH7u. “They should be forced to suffer and, when they kill, they should be executed for their crimes. The fact that that case was settled with so much evidence against them is outrageous. The case has drawn a spotlight on the judicial system in multiple films and documentaries, including the award-winning limited series, “When They See Us” and the award-winning 2012 documentary “The Central Park Five.” ABC 20/20 is examining the case in a new episode airing Friday, August 21, 2020 at 9 p.m. EST. Donald J. Trump rarely apologizes. "At what point did we cross the line from the fine and noble pursuit of genuine civil liberties to the reckless and dangerously permissive atmosphere which allows criminals of every age to beat and rape a helpless woman and then laugh at her family's anguish?" #ABC2020 starts at 9/8c on ABC. neighborhood cop. King responded, “Obviously,” and asked if Trump was pre-judging the teens instead of letting the courts decide who was guilty. Watch Trump answer the question here. He said, when Donald Trump took out that full-page ad, and put them in all of New York City’s newspapers, calling for our execution, he placed a bounty on our head.” President Trump — who infamously demanded death penalties for five black and Hispanic teenagers wrongfully convicted of raping a woman in Central Park — … After the city awarded the five men $41 million in a settlement, Trump maintained that the men — who were young teenagers when convicted — were still guilty. when there was such a strong case against their 'clients'". Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall-style forum, Oct. 6, in Sandown, New Hampshire. Speak to the detectives on the case and try listening to the facts. Trump also claimed that he "hates" anyone who commits a crime such as rape, but that hatred could also be a key for change. President Donald Trump has regularly faced criticism for his treatment of the Central Park 5, beginning with an $85,000 ad campaign to bring back the death penalty in 1989. a case that wrongly accused a group of black and Latino men, dodged questions about apologizing for a 1989 ad, Trump doesn't apologize to Central Park Five, Ava DuVernay lets Trump 'speak for himself' in Central Park Five series 'When They See Us', New York City police held a controversial press conference, 2016 CNN article that dug up the May 17, 1989 interview, Central Park Five prosecutor condemns Netflix series 'When They See Us' on Central Park F, Donald Trump's Fourth of July bash to include speech at Lincoln Memorial, parade, flyovers, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. But when Trump’s 1989 comments about the Central Park 5 became an issue in subsequent years, not only did he refuse to apologize, but he even refused to admit he was wrong. The city Parks Department recently issued a competitive request for proposals … Donald Trump is refusing to apologize to the Central Park Five for taking out full-page advertisements in New York City newspapers in 1989 calling for the death penalty in response to a case in which the five black and Latino teenagers were wrongfully convicted of rape. “I am strongly in favor of the death penalty. Donald Trump has always believed the so-called Central Park Five, a group of five Black and brown boys, were guilty of brutally raping a jogger in 1989. Here is what he has said about the 5. I am also in favor of bringing back police forces that can do something instead of just turning their back because every quality lawyer that represents people that are in trouble said the first thing they do is to start shouting ‘police brutality,’ etc.”. The men who had since been exonerated for the crime were in an ongoing legal battle with New York City for how they handled the case. "The recipients must be laughing out loud at the stupidity of the city.". Quoting Korey Wise, another member of the Central Park Five, Yusef Salaam told the room: “Korey said it so well. Trump in the ad said he hated "these muggers and murderers. At the time, Trump was a rising real estate businessman. Our 2-hour #ABC2020 special starts at 9/8c. The next day, Trump continued to tweet about the settlement. Before he was president, Donald Trump took out a full-page ad in some of New York City's most popular newspapers to condemn the Central Park Five. “Settling doesn’t mean innocence, but it indicates incompetence on several levels. Note [This was a full page advertisement purchase by Donald Trump for publication on May 1, 1989. Donald Trump and the Central Park Five: the racially charged rise of a demagogue In 1989 five black and Latino boys were wrongfully convicted of raping a woman jogging in New York City. Trump defended the ads several days after they were published in an interview on CNN. Donald Trump’s $85,000 ad campaign calling to reinstate the death penalty in 1989 became notorious in light of the Central Park Five case. They must serve as examples for their crimes," he continued. Raymond Santana Jr., Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Korey Wise, and Yusef Salaam aka the 'Central Park Five,' attends the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019./President Donald Trump. New York. Trump, now president, has doubled down on his stance that some involved in the attack were guilty. New York City awarded the men $41 million in 2014, after some of the men initially sued the city for how it handled the case. And I'm not just referring to New York, I'm referring to everything.". Elizabeth Lederer: Central Park 5 Prosecutor Leaves Columbia Law. It’s an interesting time to bring it up,” Trump said. He went onto say that too much money was spent on the case and that it was mishandled with information leaked to the media. “Why do you bring that question up now? Trump’s ad took a hard stance on crime and backed police power, saying police forces should not be crippled by claims of police brutality. On Tuesday, he dodged questions about apologizing for a 1989 ad calling for the death penalty for those involved in an assault. ", "Forty million dollars is a lot of money for the taxpayers of New York to pay when we are already the highest taxed city and state in the country," he continued in the op-ed. In 2002, they were exonerated after Matias Reyes confessed to raping Meili, which was confirmed by DNA evidence. “My opinion on the settlement of the Central Park Jogger case is that it’s a disgrace. President Donald Trump has regularly faced criticism for his treatment of the Central Park 5, beginning with an $85,000 ad campaign to bring back the death penalty in 1989.. 'You have people on both sides of that':Trump doesn't apologize to Central Park Five, Trump's role: Ava DuVernay lets Trump 'speak for himself' in Central Park Five series 'When They See Us'. New York families. I said, 'of course I hate these people and let's all hate these people because maybe hate is what we need if we're gonna get something done.'". "They admitted they were guilty," Trump said in a statement to CNN in October 2016. The Central Park Five -Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Korey Wise, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam - shared their jubilation at Donald Trump's election defeat on social media. It is politics at its lowest and worst form. great personal risk. feeling of security New York. Netflix's "When They See Us" reminds viewers how Donald Trump called for the death penalty for teenagers in the 1989 Central Park Five case. "And I said, look this woman was raped, mugged, and thrown off a building -- thrown off a building on top of everything else," he continued. ", "My opinion on the settlement of the Central Park Jogger case is that it's a disgrace," Trump began his op-ed. The rape had been committed between 9 or 10 P.M., on an April evening in 1989; someone had beaten the jogger so badly and so brutally that by the time she was found… You can read the full text of the ad here. pic.twitter.com/pX9SeIVCWi, CNN’s Larry King interviewed Trump about his ad calling to bring back the death penalty on May 17, 1989. BRING BACK OUR POLICE! The city of New York released thousands of documents from the 1989 Central Park rape case last week, provoking more weeping and gnashing of teeth over Donald Trump… Donald Trump isn't happy about the news that the "Central Park five" are getting a $40 million settlement after they were wrongfully convicted of raping a jogger 25 years ago. Donald Trump's histrionic remarks continued for decades — long after the "Central Park Five" were exonerated, a story that is being re-told for Netflix Trump in an op-ed published in the New York Daily News suggested that "settling doesn't mean innocence. You can watch Trump’s interview with King here. The Central Park Five – Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam and Korey Wise were all teens under 18 when they were convicted of raping Central Park jogger Trisha Meili. Throughout every development of the Central Park 5 case, NYC real estate developer-turned-president Donald Trump inserted himself into the public narrative. Trump answered that if the teens were found guilty and if the woman died, they should be executed. They admitted their guilt.”. Powered by. King said “the casual reader” would find the ad “insightful” and “vigilante.”, “I don’t see anything insightful,” Trump answered. "They admitted they were guilty. President Donald Trump has regularly faced criticism for his treatment of the Central Park 5, beginning with an $85,000 ad campaign to bring back the death penalty in 1989. In 1989, after these black and … ", The $85,000 worth of ads wereq published on May 1, 1989, in The New York Times, The Daily News, The New York Post and New York Newsday. In a June 5, 2013 tweet, he wrote about the Central Park 5 on Twitter and said, “Yea, ask me about the muggers!”, In a June 29, 2013 tweet, he wrote, “‘How do you feel that the central park 5 were innocent’ Innocent of what-how many people did they mugg?”, In a June 22, 2014 tweet, referring to a settlement with New York City, Trump wrote on Twitter, “How much money are the lawyers for the Central Park Five getting out of the 40 million dollars, or are they paid by the City (or both)?”. Trump referenced the case in the ad, but did not specifically call for those involved with the case to be executed, saying “when they kill, they should be executed for their crimes.” The ad was placed in four New York papers, including The New York Times, The Daily News, The New York Post and New York Newsday on May 1, 1989, less than two weeks after the brutal rape and assault of Trisha Meili on April 19, 1989. The ad came several days after New York City police held a controversial press conference claiming that they believed that a group of youth had attacked Meili. bands of wild criminals. | WATCH TONIGHT – the stunning case and exclusive interviews on the crime that took New York City and the country apart. ", Trump, then a popular business mogul, claimed that the city was being "ruled by the law of the streets, as roving bands of wild criminals roam our neighborhoods, dispensing their own vicious brand of twisted hatred on whomever they encounter.". rape. I've had 15,000 — 15,000 — letters in the last week and a half," Trump said. ", "They should be forced to suffer and, when they kill, they should be executed for their crimes. murder. "The Central Park Five documentary was a one-sided piece of garbage that didn't explain the.horrific crimes of these young men while in park," Trump tweeted on April 24, 2013. "They must serve as examples so that others will think long and hard before committing a crime or an act of violence.". By the time the documentary came out, Reyes had already admitted to the raping and assaulting Meili. In 2002, the district attorney withdrew charges that the “Central Park Five” had attacked a female jogger in 1989 and their convictions were vacated. Central Park 5 celebrate Trump defeat (L-R) Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana Jr., Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam, and Antron McCray of the “Central Park Five" speak onstage at … He said that he did not believe that the ads were "inciteful," according to a 2016 CNN article that dug up the May 17, 1989 interview. A reporter asked Donald Trump if he would apologize to the Central Park Five in June, 2019, shortly after the release of the Netflix series, “When They See Us,” a dramatization of the Central Park 5 case. Analysis in the documentary "The Central Park Five" suggests that authorities could have connected Reyes to Meili's rape at the time of the attack. Trump in 2013 criticized an award-winning documentary on the Central Park jogger case. He discussed a separate rape and assault case that occurred in Brooklyn, saying he was asked by a reporter if he had compassion for the perpetrator. The mothers of the men shared their reactions to ABC News. The city awarded the men $41 million in 2014, a decade after some of the men initially sued the city for how it handled the case. There really is a tweet for everything. I don't see anything wrong with it pic.twitter.com/vC9oROIG3E, — Sixteen Tons (@Sixteen_Tons) August 20, 2020. President Trump refused on Tuesday to apologize for his harsh comments in 1989 about the Central Park Five, the men who as teenagers were wrongly convicted of a … Trump digs in on Central Park 5: 'They admitted their guilt' The president, who once called for the five to get the death penalty, offered no apology even though the convictions were vacated. The men are commonly referred to as the Central Park Five. “You have people on both sides of that. When it comes to the case of the Central Park Five, he has never even come close. pic.twitter.com/CSmrUimdTk, — Paris D'agosto (@Dagosto12) August 19, 2020. Trump tweeted on June 22, 2014. Speaking of which, Trump falsely accused the Central Park 5 of rape and paid the New York Times and New York Post to publicly call for their brutal executions.”While another tweeted a … Mon, Feb 08, 2021 LOGIN Subscribe “They must serve as examples so that others will think long and hard before committing a crime or an act of violence.”, "The 'Central Park Five' raises questions that we're still answering today." @RebeccaErin_ They were viciously attacking other people in the Park-nice guys? President Donald Trump has faced criticism for his treatment of the Central Park Five, beginning with a 1989 ad campaign. Speaking of which, Trump falsely accused the Central Park 5 of rape and paid the New York Times and New York Post to publicly call for their brutal executions.” On this day in history August 18, 1990, two of the central park five were falsely convicted. Richardson, Santana, and McCray sued the city in 2003. Trump's comments surrounding the case, many of which were made in his capacity as a New York business mogul, have resurfaced following a Netflix series on the men who were charged with the assault. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2013. © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Donald Trump is angry about the settlement the city reached, this weekend, with the Central Park Fivethe men who had, as teen-age boys, been wrongly convicted in the Central Park jogger rape case and been called animals by just about every institution in this city.

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