Eric Garner's daughter, Erica, goes on the attack against Hillary Clinton, claiming hacked emails show the campaign discussed 'using' her father's death to 'push gun control'
By Liam Quinn
Daily Mail
October 28, 2016
The daughter of a man choked to death by New York police has hit out at the Clinton campaign, accusing it of plotting to 'use' her father's killing to its advantage.
Erica Garner went after Hillary Clinton's team after the latest batch of hacked emails released by Wikileaks.
'I'm troubled by the revelation that you and this campaign actually discussed "using" Eric Garner … Why would you want to 'use my dad?' Garner tweeted on Thursday.
Hacked emails show Clinton's traveling press secretary Nick Merrill had a discussion with other staff members about whether or not Eric Garner should be included in an op-ed about gun violence that was published in March.
'I know we have Erica Garner issues but we don't want to mention Eric at all? I can see her coming after us for leaving him out of the piece,' Merrill wrote.
Senior policy advisor Maya Harris replied: 'Eric Garner not included because not killed by gun violence.'
Ultimately, Garner was not included in the published piece. The emails do not show the campaign make direct mention of any plans to 'use' the 43-year-old's death.
During her tweet-storm on Thursday, Garner said: 'These people will co opt anything to push their agenda. Police violence is not the same as gun violence.'
'What really pisses me off is that the Clinton camp won't just admit these emails belong to them.'
She also responded to an email that identified her as a potential issue for the campaign.
'I'm vey (sic) interested to know exactly what @CoreyCiorciari meant when he said "I know we have an Erica Garner problem" in the #PodestaEmails19,' she tweeted.
Ciorciari is a policy advisor for the Democratic nominee.
Garner endorsed Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primaries, and has been a strong critic of Clinton on social media.
However, she also attacked Republican nominee Donald Trump on Thursday night, calling him a 'racist'.
'My beef with Hillary doesnt make Trump less racist. PERIOD,' she tweeted.
'Trump denied Black people housing, um plus the central park 5 needing to be executed oh and his comments on Mexicans. He's racist.'
Garner's criticism of Hillary is in contrast to the support her grandmother, Gwen Carr, has given the Democratic nominee.
Carr officially endorsed Clinton earlier this year, citing her ability to tackle gun violence and racial injustice.
'Hillary seems to be the only candidate right now who's talking about how we can be strategic in trying to solve this problem. That's why I'm endorsing her for president,' she wrote in an email to supporters.
Eric Garner was strangled to death after being stopped for selling loose cigarettes in Staten Island on July 17, 2014.
The incident was filmed and shows officer Daniel Pantaleo, 31, putting Garner in a chokehold as the father-of-six shouted, 'I can't breathe', 11 times before passing out and dying.
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