Mnuchin: U.S. Puts Trade War on Hold
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EXPANDED SPORTS COVERAGE SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE Questions? Call 1-800-Tribune Monday, May 21, 2018 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com Cleared in shooting, Mnuchin: cop is fired for lying U.S. puts Officer who fatally shot teen loses his job over unrelated case By Jeremy Gorner | Chicago Tribune 2016 with the release of video that captured him fatally shooting 17-year-old trade war A Chicago police officer cleared in a Cedrick Chatman during a foot chase on a controversial fatal shooting of an unarmed sunny afternoon on a busy South Side teen has been fired along with another street three years earlier. Fry, who is white, CHICAGO LAW DEPARTMENT veteran officer for lying about the circum- contended that the black teen turned and Surveillance video shows the fatal shoot- stances of a domestic violence arrest pointed a dark object at officers as he ran, ing of 17-year-old Cedrick Chatman by on hold almost five years ago. prompting Fry to fire four shots in fear for Chicago police Officer Kevin Fry in 2013. In a unanimous decision, the Chicago his life and that of his partner, Officer Lou Treasury secretary points to Police Board voted at its monthly meeting Toth. Chatman, who was suspected of city, sparking outrage and efforts to reform Thursday night that Officers Kevin Fry stealing a Dodge Charger in a violent the Police Department that still continue. progress in talks with China and Robert Lobianco violated the Police carjacking, was fatally shot in his side. The But unlike the police dashboard camera Department’s Rule 14 — making a false oral object turned out to be a black iPhone box. video that showed Officer Jason Van Dyke By Don Lee or written statement — when video from a The controversy erupted not long after open fire as McDonald moved away from and Chris Megerian surveillance camera contradicted the offi- the court-ordered release of video show- police with a knife in his hand, the videos Washington Bureau cers’ account of the arrest. ing another white officer shoot black teen Fry first gained attention in January Laquan McDonald 16 times had roiled the Turn to Fired, Page 9 WASHINGTON — The Trump admin- istration stepped back Sunday from a looming trade war with China, saying that it would refrain for now from applying major tariffs on Chinese goods in the wake of Beijing’s promise to ramp up purchases of U.S. products to reduce the trade deficit. “We’re putting the trade war on hold,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on “Fox News Sunday.” He noted that the United States and Mnuchin China, the world’s two biggest economies, had made “meaningful progress” in two days of high-level talks last week. “We have agreed to put the tariffs on hold while we try to execute the frame- work,” Mnuchin added. Mnuchin’s comments appeared to sig- nal a more cooperative path for U.S. trade dealings with China. They are the latest indication that the two sides are trying to ease escalating tensions, and to forestall massive tariffs and countertariffs that Washington and Beijing have threatened against each other. The downshift comes as President Donald Trump has reached out to Chinese President Xi Jinping for greater support in his efforts to persuade North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear arsenal. Trump is scheduled to meet with Kim Turn to Trade, Page 12 BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE PHOTOS HAILED AS A HERO AT DIXON GRADUATION President Officer Mark Dallas is recognized as he enters with graduat- vows probe ing seniors during ceremonies Sunday at Dixon High School in Dixon, Ill. Dallas, a school resource officer, is being hailed as a hero after authorities say he exchanged gunfire and of Russia stopped a 19-year-old man armed with a rifle who at- tempted to enter the school last week during graduation rehearsal. Dallas’ son was among the graduates. inquiry Trump is poised to escalate feud with Justice Department By Chris Megerian Death penalty opponents Washington Bureau go after proposal, Rauner ‘Rideshare Guy’ offers WASHINGTON — President Donald On Monday, a state House panel will Trump said Sunday that he will demand discuss a bill to reinstate the death penal- an investigation into whether federal law ty for some in Illinois. Opponents criti- tips to Uber, Lyft drivers enforcement “infiltrated or surveilled” his cize the proposal and its key backer, Gov. presidential campaign Bruce Rauner. Chicagoland, Page 3 Blogger: Benefit from surge pricing and ‘follow the alcohol’ “for political purposes,” escalating an already One day, while extraordinary clash be- driving for a ride- tween a president and sharing company, his Justice Department Harry Campbell over the Russia probe. was stopped at a red The Justice Depart- light when all three ment quickly respond- of his passengers ed, saying Inspector Mary stripped to their General Michael Horo- Trump Wisniewski underwear, got out witz would expand an Getting Around of the car, ran ongoing internal review to determine around the outside “whether there was any impropriety or and switched seats. They had lost a bet political motivation” in the counterintelli- and this was their punishment. gence investigation that began during the JOHN MINCHILLO/AP It’s the sort of thing that can come HARRY CAMPBELL PHOTO 2016 presidential race. up when you are driving for Lyft and Harry Campbell is the author of a new “If anyone did infiltrate or surveil Darvish sputters, then Uber, as Campbell has done since 2014. book called “The Rideshare Guide.” participants in a presidential campaign for cruises to his first win His new book, “The Rideshare Guide,” inappropriate purposes, we need to know contains tips for getting the most out of Rideshare Guy,” said he wrote the book about it and take appropriate action,” It took eight starts, but Cubs pitcher Yu the job, including understanding surge to help fill that void. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Darvish finally earned his first win Sun- pricing, dealing with difficult pas- “A lot of drivers are looking to get said in a statement. day. Darvish struggled early against the sengers and figuring out your taxes. into this and make a couple hundred At issue is whether the FBI misused a Reds but didn’t give up a hit in five of the Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing bucks a week,” Campbell said in an confidential informant who reportedly six innings he worked. Chicago Sports services have become sources of full- or interview. “Once they start doing it, met with three Trump campaign aides as part-time income for millions of people they start learning there’s more to the agents began probing suspicious Russian — Uber said it has 900,000 drivers in job than they thought.” contacts. The New York Times and The the U.S. alone. In Chicago, almost For example, some drivers do not Washington Post reported the informant Friends, family recall 70,000 vehicles provide four or more know that they can get sign-up bo- was a retired American professor in ride-sharing trips a month, according nuses, which can range from $25 to England who had worked for both the FBI Texas shooting victims to city figures. $500 in bigger cities, Campbell said. and the CIA. He has not been publicly But because the industry is so new, The book explains the requirements, identified. Grieving family and friends recalled some there is not much training or informa- including an existing driver’s referral The FBI regularly relies on confidential of the 10 victims in Friday’s mass shooting tion about how to make a success of it. link — Campbell offers his own. informants to infiltrate organized crime, at Santa Fe High School outside Houston. Campbell, 31, who drives in Los Ange- Nation & World, Page 11 les and runs the popular blog “The Turn to Wisniewski, Page 6 Turn to Trump, Page 12 Chicago Weather Center: Complete $2.50 city and suburbs, $3.00 elsewhere High Low Tom Skilling’s forecast 60 51 forecast on back page of A+E section 170th year No. 141 © Chicago Tribune 2 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, May 21, 2018 CAROLINA SANCHEZ-MONGE/ZUMA PRESS A vigil is held Friday after 10 people were killed in a shooting at Santa Fe High School south of Houston. Gun lovers hope we will grow tired of fighting, but we are determined We cannot let them off the hook. many people as he could — he was Guns in general, and semi-automatic also allegedly building pipe bombs rifles in particular, remain the greatest and pressure cooker devices. threat to safety in America. The typical school shooter had Pagourtzis might not have been evolved into someone much more ‘THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE BOOK armed with a high-powered weapon sinister. Dahleen Glanton when he allegedly entered that class- If we have learned anything OF THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX: A room Friday, but gun laws are so lax through the years of violence in Chi- DECADE-BY-DECADE HISTORY’ This time, the school shooter did in Texas that he certainly could easily cago, it is that shootings don’t just not use an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle have gotten his hands on one. In fact, stop on their own. They become more Tobe a White Sox fan is to know the highest of highs, the to slaughter his classmates. That must he could have walked down the street horrific. lowest of lows and all points in between. “The Chicago be quite a relief to gun lovers. with an AR-15 strapped to his shoul- Incarceration does not curtail them Tribune Book of the Chicago White This killer’s weapons of choice der and likely no one would have either.