US EditionUS Justice Department targets judicial 'obstacles' in immigration, antifa cases, email shows
The DOJ plans to add defendants and delay trial dates in the Texas antifa case, offering plea deals to many and using expert testimony to support terrorism-related charges.
- Earlier this month, federal prosecutors sought a superseding indictment to add defendants to the case against Zachary Evetts and Summer Hill, while a judge designated the prosecution as complex, delaying the Nov. 24 trial.
- The government offered plea deals to Benjamin Song and other defendants and said on Nov. 3 it expects a fair number will be accepted, while Patrick McLain argued this aims to secure cooperating witnesses.
- Prosecutors plan to call Kyle Shideler and present gunshot residue, DNA, fingerprint evidence, and a box of seized Antifa materials, including War in the Streets booklets.
- Judge Mark Pittman denied Evetts' request on Wednesday and refused to bar using terms `antifa` and `socialist` at trial, while Patrick McLain appealed the complex-case designation on Monday, and a former Department of Justice counterterrorism lawyer warned this could chill constitutional rights.
- The case, widely publicized as the first 'antifa' prosecution, involves charges linked to alleged 'antifa' membership, with political scrutiny from President Donald Trump and the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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DOJ orders lawyers to report judicial ‘obstacles’ in immigration, antifa cases
Department of Justice leadership directed federal prosecutors to give them examples by Friday of hurdles they have encountered with judges when it comes to working on cases about attacks on law enforcement and antifa.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's office sent the order one day prior to some U.S. attorneys, according to a memo reviewed by Fox News Digital. The memo instructed the prosecutors to give "2-3 examples of unusual judicial syste…
Trump DOJ poised to dramatically expand Texas 'antifa' prosecution
The U.S. government plans to dramatically expand its Texas “antifa” prosecution by adding new defendants to its “militant enterprise” case against two individuals charged with terrorism conspiracy related to a summer attack on an immigration enforcement facility.Federal prosecutors said in a court f...
US Justice Department targets judicial 'obstacles' in immigration, antifa cases, email shows
The U.S. Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to provide examples of "unusual judicial system obstacles" they have faced during criminal or civil proceedings tied to immigration, assaults on law enforcement or "antifa," according to a government email reviewed
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