'Aberrational': Former Judge Stunned at DOJ’s 'Unprecedented' String of Grand Jury Defeats

'Aberrational': Former judge stunned at DOJ’s 'unprecedented' string of grand jury defeats

Donald Trump and his administration are increasingly being held back from their broader goals by everyday citizens in court, and according to one former federal judge speaking with Salon, these rebukes are an "unprecedented" change in legal norms.In the modern American legal system, grand juries are a special sort of jury convened to either approve or deny a prosecutor's request to bring significant criminal charges against certain parties. Gran…

Trump admin losing credibility with judges and grand juries

"I don’t recall a single instance... when a grand jury refused to return a true bill, an indictment."

Grand Jury Refuses To Indict ‘Seditious Six’ Democrats Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

By Ashley Brasfield | The Daily Caller News Foundation A D.C. grand jury declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a video urging military and intelligence officials to reject unlawful orders, torpedoing a prosecution pursued by Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, according to NBC News. President Donald Trump had accused the lawmakers of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” on Truth Social. The six legislators in the video …

Trump Administration Losing Credibility With Judges and Grand Juries – a Former Federal Judge Explains Why This Is ‘Remarkable and Unprecedented’

A federal grand jury’s refusal to indict Democratic lawmakers highlights growing skepticism of Trump-era prosecutions and a broader loss of credibility for the Justice Department.