Donald Trump sure knows how to pick ‘em! Jerry DeLemus is a New Hampshire man who is facing charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, threatening a federal law enforcement officer, obstruction of justice, attempting to impede or injure a federal law enforcement officer, as well as previous firearms charges. The charges stem from his role in the standoff with federal agents at Cliven Bundy’s Nevada ranch in 2014. He was the self-described “commander of the base camp,” running operations with militia-types to fend off federal agents who were simply trying to do their job.
Before DeLemus was picked up by the feds and sent to a Nevada prison to await trial, he was named as an alternate delegate for Trump. As Talking Points Memo found out, the Trump camp has yet to remove him:
While DeLemus was named as an alternate Trump delegate for New Hampshire weeks after his indictment. Asked whether the Trump campaign would keep DeLemus on its slate, a spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal in March that "it's not up to me, I'm just the press secretary."
Ross Berry, executive director of the New Hampshire GOP, told TPM he spoke with the Trump campaign as recently as Friday and staffers had not proposed any changes to the list. The campaigns "hand pick" their delegates in the state, and Berry said the list is not yet finalized.
The campaign did not respond Friday morning to TPM's request for clarification on DeLemus' status.
Yuge mistake. Donald Trump and his team sure know how to pick ‘em.