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Judge upbraids prosecutors for handling of DC surge cases, saying they have ‘no credibility left’
Judge Faruqui criticized prosecutors for unnecessarily detaining people and mishandling over 40 federal cases linked to the law-enforcement surge, calling the situation unprecedented and damaging to credibility.
- On Thursday, Federal magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui angrily accused Justice Department prosecutors of trampling civil rights and dismissed the federal case against Edward Alexander Dana, ordering an explanation for delayed court notification and apologizing to Dana.
- The administration's Aug. 7 surge has produced over 1,800 arrests, with grand juries refusing indictments at least seven times, while prosecutors often bring unsuitable cases to federal court, Faruqui said.
- Dana's case shows the strain: he was arrested on Aug. 17 for damaging a light fixture, jailed over a week, and released Aug. 25 after a grand jury refused to indict; Pirro's office dropped federal charges and filed misdemeanors in D.C. Superior Court.
- Faruqui declared `There's no credibility left.` and demanded explanation for delayed court notice, questioned absence of Pirro or deputies, apologized to Dana `on behalf of the court,` noting Mulroe was Pirro's sole representative Thursday.
- The clash escalates the administration's showdown with the federal judiciary, as officials criticize the White House for touting arrest totals on social media without regard for detainees' lives while Jeanine Pirro defends her office, calling grand jury refusals `the essence of a politicized jury`.
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Judge upbraids prosecutors for handling of DC surge cases, saying they have 'no credibility left'
A federal magistrate judge has angrily accused top Justice Department prosecutors of trampling on the civil rights of people arrested during President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital.
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