The gang that shouldn’t shoot the First Amendment straight
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The one thing about Trump’s totally incompetent DOJ is that it is preferable to Trump having a competent DOJ:
Chicago’s top federal prosecutor announced Thursday he was dropping charges against the remaining members of the “Broadview Six” in a stunning hearing that revealed apparent misconduct before a grand jury by his assistants — but which he insisted he knew nothing about until recently.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros told U.S. District Judge April Perry he was “completely unaware” of the misconduct until late last month, when prosecutors dropped the felony conspiracy indictment against the four remaining defendants in the case. Boutros also told Perry that “no one acted with the intent to mislead your honor.”
Then, despite dropping the case with prejudice — meaning it can’t be refiled — Boutros went on to defend what is now the most controversial prosecution of his 14-month tenure.
Perry said the issue of “sanctions” could be dealt with later. For the time being, the judge said she wanted to end the ordeal for the defendants and make public a transcript of a sealed hearing Thursday morning, in which the alleged misconduct was revealed.
In the land of Trump, the ham sandwich indicts you!