"If I were a federal prosecutor in Utah bringing murder charges against Tyler Robinson in the killing of Charlie Kirk, this would strike me as more than a little ominous. The future of their case would likely rely in large part on the president and the crew of his big ship of fools. They've already mucked around with the case of Luigi Mangione in New York, who is charged with the murder of healthcare executive Brian Thompson."
"A New York State court already has thrown out the bogus terrorism charge the Manhattan district attorney tried to bring against Mangione. Now, U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Garnett has dropped the hammer on all the yapping MAGA hounds in Washington. Local Criminal Rule 23.1 in the Southern District of New York forbids interested parties from making unsolicited public remarks about a pending trial, particularly concerning the innocence or guilt of a defendant."
"It appears from this letter that multiple employees of the Department of Justice may have violated Local Criminal 23.1 and this court's order of April 25, 2025, specifically identifying the strictures of this rule for counsel and directing the prosecution team to ensure that the highest levels of the Department of Justice, up to and including Attorney General Bondi, were aware of and understood they were bound by this Rule."
Federal prosecutors face risk of external political interference affecting murder cases. The president and his allies have publicly commented on related prosecutions, raising concern among prosecutors. A New York court dismissed a terrorism charge against Luigi Mangione in the murder case of Brian Thompson. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett enforced Local Criminal Rule 23.1, which forbids interested parties from making unsolicited public remarks about pending trials, especially concerning guilt or innocence. Garnett found that multiple Department of Justice employees may have violated the rule and emphasized the duty of lawyers and supervised personnel not to release opinions likely to interfere with fair criminal litigation.
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