The attorney general was visibly angry as she leveled bizarre accusations against the departing prosecutors.

https://archive.is/2OdeD

Attorney General Pam Bondi was so furious with six federal prosecutors who announced they would resign rather than prosecute the widow of a Minnesota woman killed by an ICE agent that she fired them before they had a chance to give their notice.

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
    23·
    7 hours ago

    Presidential pardons only work for Federal crimes. It also does not protect the murderer from a civil suit (see OJ Simpson).

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
        12·
        3 hours ago

        The state of Minnesota can wait until there is a more friendly administration before bringing charges, since there is not statute of limitations on murder. Also, the supremacy clause does not protect murderer Johnathan Ross from civil litigation.

        You attached that TikTok-like video without properly reading the comment you were responding to.

        EDIT:

        Let’s address @[email protected] 's edit below. He is not wrong, but he is being overly defeatist and thus ignoring several key points.

        • Administrations do matter. As we have seen with Trump and his failed prosecution, administrations get to install federal judges and it is up to the federal judge whether or not this becomes a federal case.
        • A presidential pardon carries an admission of guilt, which is part of your permanent criminal record, which definitely affects your ability to find employment, travel, etc.
        • Civil suits can be a terrible fate and should not be dismissed as Someguy3 is doing. A severe judgment against you can be an insurmountable and lifelong financial burdern. Even if as a convicted, yet pardoned murderer you happen to find a job, the civil suit will garner your wages. Own a house? Not anymore. People like OJ and Alex Jones have/had the means to avoid a lot of this, but murderer Johnathan Ross? Not likely without a very rich benefactor, in which case Mrs Good’s widow and children would be set for life while murderer Ross would still carry that albatross around his neck for life. Ideal? No, but things rarely are.
        • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
          1·
          25 minutes ago

          The state of Minnesota can wait until there is a more friendly administration

          People need to stop saying “wait until after the election”.

          1. that’s over 2 years from now with a murderer free to kill more people.

          2. this adminstration is going to do everything they can to make sure there isn’t a “next administration.”

        • someguy3@lemmy.world
          18·
          4 hours ago

          There were two parts to this. First is criminal and second is civil, you even used the word “also” to separate them.

          Criminal: Again, Trump can preemtively pardon him and all of ICE. And the supremacy clause will be in play determined by the court. That’s the whole point.

          *I guess I’ll try again in more detail. There are two parts to criminal. 1) state criminal charges. This is where Supremacy clause comes in. This is determined by a judge, not by the administration. Administration does not matter. 2) federal criminal charges. Trump will likely preemptively pardon him. So future DOJ (appointed by future administration) will not be able to federally charge him. Administration does not matter.

          Civil: I don’t think civil charges are what anyone wants here. If you are satisfied with possible civil charges, you are missing the entire big picture. Like seriously you think possible civil charges is going to fix ICE shooting people in the face? JFC. I didn’t respond to it because you and everyone else should want criminal charges. Ciao.