During the interview, Tonight Show host and human bobble head Jay Leno pressed Obama about several hot-button issues including Trayvon Martin, the National Security Agency and Edward Snowden, the economy, Obamacare, the recent Embassy closings in the Middle East, and so on.

“Any items connected to the Trayvon Martin case – should they even become available – would have to go through that lengthy process,” a statement from the Smithsonian says.

Lonnie Bunch, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, told the Post he’d “love” to acquire the hoodie for a collection, an idea endorsed by the Rev. Al Sharpton.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating an assault and robbery early Saturday morning in which the three suspects allegedly shouted “This is for Trayvon Martin” as they accosted a Bethesda man.

“You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son,” Obama said. “Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.”

As The Washington Post’s Richard Cohen put it in his column this morning, Trayvon Martin’s original sin was wearing a certain uniform: a hooded sweatshirt.

President Obama issued a statement calling on Americans to remain calm in the face of a controversial verdict.

Nearly 200 demonstrators marched through Northwest D.C. in a hastily organized vigil following the a Florida jury’s acquittal of George Zimmerman in the February 2012 death of Trayvon Martin.

George Zimmerman on Fox News In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, George Zimmerman discussed fatally shooting an unarmed 17-year-old in a controversial Florida confrontation earlier this year. Zimmerman said he didn’t regret what led to Trayvon Martin’s death. “I feel like it was all God’s plan, and for me to second-guess it or to judge it,” he said.” However, at the end of the interview, he said he didn’t understand Hannity’s question….

George Zimmerman and Shellie Zimmerman The Seminole County Prosecutor’s Office released audio of calls between George Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, which they say proves the couple were conspiring to lie about their finances. Also, in one recording, when they discuss how to get him out of jail, and Zimmerman suggested, “We could have two cars, we could have two rented cars,” and then says regarding hiding inside a car, “Well, I have my…