A Grand Jury Indicts Louisiana’s Attorney General in a Fight over Changes to the Local Courts
The charges stem from letters warning New Orleans officials they could lose office under Louisiana usurper laws, and bond was set at $400,000.
- On Thursday, an Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on 16 felony counts, including eight counts of public intimidation and eight counts of malfeasance in office.
- The charges follow letters Murrill sent to New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno, District Attorney Jason Williams, and five city council members warning their opposition to a Republican-led Legislature law could result in removal from office.
- Appointed by Criminal District Judge Leon Roche, special prosecutor Laurie White described the case as "very simple" and "very open and shut." Jurors found probable cause for charges to move forward.
- Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry called the Orleans Parish criminal justice system a "Kangaroo court" and promised to pardon Murrill on the 16 charges "as fast as the law allows" in a Thursday social media post.
- The Republican Attorneys General Association defended Murrill, stating she was "issuing a legal opinion and warning public officials about the law" as part of her official duties, while Mayor Moreno said the indictment is "a matter for the courts.
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Democrats Get Arrest Warrant Against Republican AG Murrill
Republicans are condemning as “lawfare” the efforts of Democrat New Orleans officials to arrest Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill amid a dispute about a new law’s interpretation. “Targeting a sitting attorney general for carrying out her official duties is a dangerous attempt to weaponize the legal system against elected officials with whom they disagree,” Adam Piper,...
Lawfare: Kangaroo court picks fight with state’s conservative attorney general * WorldNetDaily * by Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Source link They are doing it again, folks. The radical left has completely weaponized the justice system, and this time, they are coming after one of the strongest conservative fighters in the country. A grand jury in Orleans Parish, deep in Democrat-controlled New Orleans, handed down a 16-count felony indictment against Louisiana Attorney General Liz
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