US judge admits failure of anti-crime operation in Washington.
A US judge said more than 50 people have been charged with federal crimes since President Donald Trump launched a crackdown on crime and law enforcement in Washington last month, with prosecutors dismissing at least 11 cases.
The dismissals highlight the dangers of Trump’s emergency strategy to fight crime and deport immigrants: An unprecedented wave of arrests has been stymied by judicial oversight, and some of the most serious cases, from assaults on federal agents to weapons charges, have been resolved before they even reach trial.
Meanwhile, some US judges say the number of cases closed in such a short period of time is a waste of court resources.
Judges are not the only ones who have backed down, according to the report. Jurors have also refused to return charges at least eight times in six separate cases. An act that is considered a unique act of slander that emphasizes doubts about the strength of evidence in trials.