US EditionProsecutors already have dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump’s DC crime surge, judge says
- On Tuesday in Washington, D.C., two felony assault charges were dropped by order of U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh following a recommendation from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office.
- The dismissals followed an emergency 30-day federal deployment starting last month that led to over 2,000 arrests related to President Trump's law-and-order surge.
- One case that was dropped involved Paul Nguyen, who faced charges for allegedly assaulting a federal officer on August 23; Nguyen reported that his arm was fractured during the arrest and that he was held in custody for five days before being released.
- Judge Sharbaugh issued a stern caution that prosecutors might be initiating charges prematurely, before thorough investigation, emphasizing that this approach deviates from proper procedure and leads to tangible negative effects.
- The high dismissal rate, including at least 11 dropped cases and grand juries refusing indictments eight times, raises concerns about the surge strategy's effectiveness and court resource use.
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Prosecutors dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump's DC crime surge, judge says
WASHINGTON — More than 50 people faced federal charges in Washington, D.C., since President Donald Trump's emergency law-and-order surge began last month. Already, prosecutors dropped at least 11 of those cases, an unusually high collapse rate that judges say is…
Prosecutors already have dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump’s D.C. crime surge, judge says
WASHINGTON — More than 50 people have faced federal charges in Washington, D.C., since President Donald Trump’s emergency law-and-order surge began last month. Already, prosecutors have dropped at least 11 of those cases, an unusually high collapse rate that judges say is wasting court resources. Read more...
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Prosecutors already have dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump's DC crime surge, judge says
President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement intervention in the nation’s capital has led to federal charges against more than 50 people over the past month.
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