'LA Grand Juries Are Refusing to Indict ICE Protestors'

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(TPM) "A major new development out of Los Angeles, where the LA Times reports that U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli has been no-billed by grand juries in some attempted prosecutions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protestors:"

"The three officials who spoke to The Times on condition of anonymity said prosecutors have struggled to get several protest-related cases past grand juries, which need only to find probable cause that a crime has been committed in order to move forward. That is a much lower bar than the 'beyond a reasonable doubt' standard required for a criminal conviction."

"But among the most damning revelations in the LA Times article is Essayli ordering a subordinate to ignore the DOJ’s Justice Manual:"

"On the overheard call, according to the three officials, Essayli, 39, told a subordinate to disregard the federal government’s 'Justice Manual,' which directs prosecutors to bring only cases they can win at trial. Essayli barked that prosecutors should press on and secure indictments as directed by U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi, according to the three officials."

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