Ohio Trump Leader and President Trump Disagree on Forfeiture

State Rep. Rob McColley. Picture via the Ohio House.

While President Trump and his Republican supporters agree on most everything, on the topic of forfeiture, there is some dissent.

Ohio Rep. Rob McColley, who was also one of the leaders for Trump’s political campaigns, actually sponsored a civil asset forfeiture bill — which prohibits the government from taking away someone’s property without conviction, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

In a quote from The Dispatch, McColley said that to take one’s property without a conviction is an “affront to one of our country’s most-basic principles of justice: that people are innocent until proven guilty.” Trump allegedly has some issues with this sentiment.

Trump, in a Tuesday meeting with sheriffs from around the country, jokingly threatened to destroy an unnamed Texas Senator’s career after they allegedly disagreed with Trump on this same issue.

“Who’s the state senator?” Trump said, “Do you want to give his name? We’ll destroy his career.”

The bill, that has now passed in Ohio allows for the government to take property that may have been involved in a crime while still protecting civil liberties and criminal due process.

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