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DC Attorney General: Trump Actions ‘Unprecedented, Unnecessary, and Unlawful’
U.S. Attorney Pirro backs President Trump's federal takeover plan and calls for lowering legal accountability age to 14 amid a surge in prosecutions of violent youth offenders.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro made clear on Tuesday she backs federal intervention, criticizing D.C. laws as too lenient on violent youth, and warned criminals they'll face federal justice.
- Under current District of Columbia law, juvenile offenders as young as 14 can commit gun crimes with little jail time, creating a revolving door system, Pirro says.
- During a Sunday morning carjacking attempt, no specific number of teenagers involved is given; two 15-year-olds from Hyattsville, Maryland, received only probation after violent crimes.
- Pirro says the federal takeover will bring more prosecutions, and she urges the D.C. Council to lower the age of responsibility to 14.
- Calling for reform, Pirro urged the District of Columbia Council to lower the age of responsibility to 14 and repeal absurd ordinances.
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U.S Attorney Pirro Slams ‘Absurd’ D.C Laws for Coddling ‘Young Punks’ Committing Violent Crimes
U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro vowed Monday to overhaul the District’s lenient criminal justice laws and crack down on what she called a surge of violent crimes committed by young offenders. The post U.S Attorney Pirro Slams ‘Absurd’ D.C Laws for Coddling ‘Young Punks’ Committing Violent Crimes appeared first on Slay News.
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Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) denounced the Trump administration’s move to federalize the city’s police force as “unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful.” Schwalb said Monday in a post on social platform X, after President Trump’s announcement in the morning, a “crime emergency” doesn’t exist in the District, noting that violent crime reached a 30-year…
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