New: Over the last week, DOJ has charged more than two dozen people w/federal crimes coinciding w/protests, raising questions about whether fed authorities are overcharging behavior that would not typically be treated as a federal crime. w/@woodruffbets politico.com/news/2020/06/0…
Some former federal officials said DOJ should leave these cases to state and local authorities for prosecution. Others said the assistance may be welcome at a time when law enforcement resources are stretched, and praised the symbolism of aggressive federal enforcement.
Federal sentences, though, are typically lengthier. And Trump told governors this week: “You’ve got to arrest these people and you’ve got to judge them, and you can't do the deal where they get one week in jail. These are terrorists...They’re antifa and they’re radical left.”
