"Pam Bondi's DOJ has been letting allegedly dangerous defendants, including drug dealers, go free. Both the Star Tribune and the AP have covered the number of criminal cases that Minnesota's US Attorney's office has dropped in the face of staffing shortages and the flood of immigration habeas cases created by Stephen Miller's invasion of Minnesota."
"In the 37 days between when she originally charged Nekima Levy Armstrong and two other people on January 20 and the February 26 indictment, Bondi's DOJ dropped a number of cases against allegedly serious criminals and kept hundreds of HSI agents in Minnesota, effectively choosing to pursue Lemon (as Harmeet Dhillon rashly boasted to Megyn Kelly), "to the end of the earth" rather than those serious crimes."
"On January 23, MN USAO moved to dismiss a case, charged a year ago, of intent to distribute 500 grams of meth (a judge had just granted a Franks hearing challenging the warrant used in the investigation). On January 23, MN USAO moved to dismiss a case, charged last September, of intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of trafficking."
The Department of Justice under Attorney General Pam Bondi expanded its indictment against Don Lemon and others to include 30 additional alleged co-conspirators related to Cities Church protests. Between January 20 and February 26, the DOJ pursued this case while simultaneously dropping multiple serious criminal prosecutions, including drug trafficking cases involving methamphetamine and cocaine distribution. The office dismissed cases charged against defendants accused of intent to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking with firearm possession. These dismissals occurred amid staffing shortages and immigration habeas cases. The expanded indictment against the protesters still lacks substantial evidence that defendants intended to deprive church members of their right to worship, which is necessary for conviction on conspiracy charges.
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