'Our Friend Can't Even Defend Himself': Jasmine Crockett's Pastor, Tapped To Replace Her in Congress, Defends Killer Karmelo Anthony as a 'Little Boy'

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Retiring Rep. Jasmine Crockett's (D., Texas) pastor—who is the Democratic nominee to replace her in the House—referred to convicted killer Karmelo Anthony as a "little boy" and a "friend" on Sunday during a fiery Father's Day sermon at his Dallas church. Frederick Haynes, the pastor of Friendship-West Baptist and Crockett's longtime spiritual mentor, lamented that Anthony, who is black, is the victim of a racist criminal justice system "that has been working against [black people] for 400 years.