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BumRushDaShow

(160,105 posts) Tue Aug 19, 2025, 06:58 PM Aug 19

Trump administration to seek federal charges against people snared in DC crackdown, sources say

Source: Reuters

August 19, 2025 2:38 PM EDT Updated 4 hours ago

WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration this week ordered federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., to be more aggressive in pursuing criminal cases against people arrested as part of a crackdown in the nation's capital, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The move marks an escalation of Trump's push against what he has described as a wave of crime and homelessness in Washington, in which the Republican president has already called up hundreds of National Guard troops and temporarily taken over the Democratic-led city's police department.

The head of the criminal division of the Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney's office, Jonathan Hornok, on Monday told prosecutors to charge as many federal cases as possible against people arrested in the sweeps, a move that could both strain the court system and raise the stakes for criminal defendants because convictions for federal crimes can carry weighty sentences, said the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal department matters.

While many of the U.S. federal prosecutors in that office focus on higher-level offenses such as terrorism and fraud, the Washington office plays a dual role in prosecuting both federal and local crimes.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-seek-federal-charges-against-people-snared-dc-crackdown-2025-08-19/

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One sided civil war orangecrush Aug 19 #1

Aren't these the guys who have been screaming "LAWFARE!" and "WEAPONIZATION OF DOJ!" for the last 4 years? Midnight Writer Aug 19 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author LetMyPeopleVote Aug 19 #3

Good luck in getting a grand jury to true bill these so-called crimes LetMyPeopleVote Aug 19 #4

See, the math says dropping crime rates are not good for the bottom line of prison companies Cheezoholic Aug 19 #5

He had one of the worlds worst criminals wanted by the ICC in America, Buddyzbuddy Aug 20 #6

orangecrush

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1. One sided civil war

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Tue Aug 19, 2025, 07:00 PM

Aug 19

Midnight Writer

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2. Aren't these the guys who have been screaming "LAWFARE!" and "WEAPONIZATION OF DOJ!" for the last 4 years?

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Tue Aug 19, 2025, 07:01 PM

Aug 19

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LetMyPeopleVote

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4. Good luck in getting a grand jury to true bill these so-called crimes

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Tue Aug 19, 2025, 07:12 PM

Aug 19

Federal prosecutors told a judge they had failed twice to secure an indictment against Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest.

She is just running cover for their crimes

US Attorney Pirro's office admits grand jury refused ICE interference charges â€” twice

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— Angry Donkey News (@angrydonkeynews.bsky.social) 2025-08-15T06:42:56.579Z

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/us-attorney-jeanine-pirros-office-admits-grand-jury-refused-charges-against-dc-woman-twice-sydney-reid-dc-jail/65-dc64747e-a8d4-4ad9-89e2-f6317f0fa2bd

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors twice sought a grand jury indictment against a D.C. woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE inmate transfer — and were twice rejected, the U.S. Attorney’s Office admitted in court Thursday.

Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey revealed the denials to attorneys for Sydney Lori Reid and later granted their request to remove all bond conditions and release her on her own recognizance over prosecutors’ objections. He will resume a preliminary hearing on Friday afternoon to determine whether to dismiss the case entirely.

“Two presentations to the grand jury returned no bill both times,” Harvey said. “Suggesting the evidence is wanting, given the standard for indictment is probable cause. Suggesting the government may never get an indictment.”

Grand juries are tasked with deciding only whether there is a reasonable basis to support charging someone with a crime – a much lower burden for prosecutors than the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard of criminal juries – and typically make their decisions after hearing evidence only from the government. At the federal level, grand juries return indictments, or “true bills,” in the vast majority of cases.

Reid, 44, was charged last month with an enhanced felony version of an assault charge that requires inflicting bodily injury on a federal officer and carries a maximum sentence of up to eight years in prison. The charge is the same offense filed this week against a former DOJ employee accused of throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent.

Piro is so bad at her job that she cannot indict a ham sandwich. It will be fun to see is she brings Sean Dunn to a grand jury for a real sandwich indictment

Cheezoholic

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5. See, the math says dropping crime rates are not good for the bottom line of prison companies

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Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:44 PM

Aug 19

They were some of the biggest donors to the repuke party in '24, bigger than some of the tech bros, way bigger than the gun lobby. "We must create new criminals to stay in business and satisfy our shareholders" they probably said on a conference call about the future of their businesses.

Privatizing the incarceration of American citizens who are then forced to work (oh yes they are, they don't tell you that part) making stupid shit that the prison companies profit even more on should be illegal. Anyone who says slavery is gone from this country is wrong. That is why we incarcerate more per capita than any other country in the world. Almost free labor and taxpayers stuffing the pockets of the "prisoner/slave owners" who run the camps. When a prison company donates to a political candidate or party, THEY ARE BUYING SLAVES!!!!

FF!!!

Buddyzbuddy

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6. He had one of the worlds worst criminals wanted by the ICC in America,

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Wed Aug 20, 2025, 04:35 AM

Aug 20

but instead he wants to go after pan handlers and pick pockets.

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