US Edition‘It’s a Real Mess’: DC Courts Buckling as Trump’s Crime Crackdown Brings Deluge of New Cases
Federal agencies participated in at least 69 local cases over two weeks, with nearly half involving minor offenses, while authorities report removing over 1,000 dangerous criminals, officials said.
- On Aug. 11, President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and the Justice Department sent 2,500 personnel to Washington, resulting in over 1,000 arrests, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro encouraged prosecutors to escalate federal cases and press serious charges, while the administration framed the operation as handling cases local law enforcement can't, aiming to tackle a crime epidemic recently.
- Federal agents converged on routine stops and low-level offenses, joining at least 69 local cases over two weeks including an Aug. 15 parked-car encounter and an Aug. 20 vehicle search yielding 1.65 pounds of marijuana and arrests.
- Court records show felony trials pushed to 2027 as lists of detainees at Washington's Superior Court have exceeded 100, straining the federal public defenders' office and District of Columbia jail.
- Reuters' review of more than 500 cases since August 11 and DC Police Union's report of a 42% drop in robberies and 85% fall in carjackings leave experts questioning the surge's focus.
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