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November 29, 2017 The Skanner Portland Page 9 News AP FACT CHECK: Man Dissed by Trump Has Put Felons in Prison The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Demo- crat who was disparaged by President Donald Trump as “soft on crime” is a former U.S. attorney who prosecuted church bombers and domestic terrorist Eric Rudolph. Trump on Tuesday gave Republican Roy Moore a near endorse- ment in Alabama’s Sen- ate race, saying Moore “totally denies” allega- tions of sexual miscon- duct with teens. Trump then called Democrat Doug Jones soft on crime, border security and the military. “We don’t need a liberal person in there, a Demo- crat, Jones. I’ve looked at his record. It’s terrible on crime. It’s terrible on the borders. It’s terrible on the military,” Trump told reporters. Trump did not elaborate on the reasons behind his as- sessment. Here’s a brief look at Jones’ record and views on the subjects men- tioned by Trump : CAREER Jones spent 12 years as a prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, serving as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1980 to 1984 and as U.S. attor- POOL VIA AP Royals cont’d from pg 9 In this photo taken from video Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle talk about their engagement during an interview in London Monday. It was announced Monday that Prince Harry, fi fth in line for the British throne, will marry American actress Meghan Markle in the spring, confi rming months of rumors. civil ceremony in 2005 because both bride and groom were divorced. Newspapers hailed news of the engagement as a breath of fresh air and symbol of a modern- izing monarchy. The Daily Telegraph said in an editorial: “A divorced, mixed-race Hollywood actress who attended a Roman Catho- lic school is to marry the son of the next king. Such a sentence could simply not have been written a generation ago.” The Daily Mail, which devoted its fi rst 17 pages to the engagement, said the couple would give the royal family “the in- jection of vigor and exu- berance it so desperately needs.” In the couple’s fi rst joint interview Monday, 33-year-old Harry said Markle immediately fi t- ted in with his family. He said when she visited Buckingham Palace to meet the queen, “the cor- gis took to her straight away.” The ex-soldier prince and the 36-year-old star of TV show “Suits” re- vealed that Harry pro- posed over a roast chick- en dinner at his London home, aft er months in which they tried to keep their long-distance rela- tionship out of the public eye. Clearly happy in each other’s company, the beaming couple recount- ed how they met on a blind date set up by a mu- tual friend, and immedi- ately clicked. “The fact that I fell in love with Meghan so incredibly quickly was sort of confi rmation to me that everything, all the stars were aligned, everything was just per- fect,” Harry said. “It was this beautiful woman just sort of liter- ally tripped and fell into my life. I fell into her life.” ney in Birmingham un- der the Clinton adminis- tration from 1997 to 2001. He has been in private practice since leaving the Department of Justice, and has worked as a de- fense attorney for some of the state’s well-con- nected political fi gures in white collar cases. CHURCH BOMBING PROSECUTION Jones is best known for leading the prosecution of two Ku Klux Klansmen who bombed Birming- ham’s 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1963. Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. was convict- ed in 2001 and remains in prison. Bobby Frank Cherry was convicted in 2002 and died in prison two years later. ERIC RUDOLPH INDICTMENT Jones also helped co- ordinate the task force that led to the indictment of domestic terrorist Eric Rudolph. Rudolph bombed a Birmingham abortion clinic in 1998, killing an off -duty police offi cer. Rudolph pleaded guilty to four terrorist bombings in Birming- ham and Atlanta includ- ing the fatal 1996 Olym- pic Park bombing. ALY GRICE/TROY MESSENGER VIA AP, FILE Doug Jones, described as ‘soft on crime’ Tuesday, prosecuted church bombers and domestic terrorists In this Nov. 17 fi le photo, Alabama Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones speaks during a campaign stop in Troy, Ala. The words of prominent Republicans are being used against Alabama’s GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore in a campaign ad. The ad by Jones features statements made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Sen. Richard Shelby and Ivanka Trump responding to allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore. paign website that he disagrees with Attorney General Jeff Sessions “rolling back sentenc- ing reform eff orts.” Jones says prosecutors and judges should be given fl exibility in han- dling cases. While on the bench. Jones’ oppo- nent Roy Moore, also criticized mandatory minimum sentences for people he said should be considered non-violent off enders. BORDER WALL It’s not clear what Trump meant by his crit- icism of Jones’ record on borders. However, Jones has said he does not sup- port Trump’s proposal for a border wall. He called it too expensive and said the money could be put to better use. SENTENCING REFORM Jones says on his cam- A career you can be proud of. Being a carpenter isn’t just a job. It’s a way of life. We’re devoted to strengthening the lives of our members with steady work, wealth and personal growth. We take a stand for our members and all workers. 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