RantCrush Top 5: March 9, 2017

Democratic Virginia Senator Tim Kaine’s son Linwood Michael Kaine was arrested over the weekend after setting off fireworks and smoke bombs during an anti-Trump protest in St. Paul, Minnesota. Kaine, who also goes by the nickname Woody, was dressed in all black when he entered the State Capitol with four other suspects and set off the smoke bombs. When officers ordered them to the ground, Kaine refused and was arrested on charges of felony second-degree riot, but was later released. His dad, a.k.a. Hillary Clinton’s running mate, actually took it pretty lightly and said that he and his wife “love that our three children have their own views and concerns about current political issues.”

Tim Kaine’s @timkaine son arrested after disrupting pro-Trump protest, busted for 2nd degree riot. https://t.co/O7AzhKxq6a pic.twitter.com/QM6n9uesd4

— Preston Phillips (@PrestonTVNews) March 8, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.