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Retired Cop Sues Over Arrest for Anti-Trump Meme

12/17/2025

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  • Larry Bushart, a retired Tennessee policeman, sues local authorities in federal court over jail time after an anti-Trump Facebook post.
  • The suit names a sheriff, an investigator, and Perry County, alleging First and Fourth Amendment violations.
  • It asserts the arrest occurred in September on charges of threatening mass violence due to a harmless meme.
  • The incident happened in Perry County, between Nashville and Memphis.