Backlash against progressive, Soros-backed DAs continues as violent crime soars

Following the recall vote ousting San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, prosecutors in Democratic-run cities from Los Angeles to Philadelphia are facing backlash for soft-on-crime policies

• Many of these progressive prosecutors are funded by left-wing megadonor George Soros
• One such Soros-backed prosecutor is Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.

Another Soros-backed prosecutor facing backlash is Los Angeles County DA George Gascon

• 715,833 signatures have been submitted for a recall attempt to remove him from office
• The vast majority of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, a union representing hundreds of prosecutors, and even deputy DAs in Gascon’s own office support the recall
• Dozens of cities have also issued a vote of no-confidence in the DA

Kimberly Gardner

• In April, Gardner appeared before a disciplinary hearing, where she faced charges of ethics violations stemming from her 2018 prosecution of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.
• Missouri's chief legal disciplinary officer accused Gardner of rampant misconduct in the prosecution, saying she lied to judges in court filings and testimony, withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense, misled her own prosecution team, and violated the constitutional right to a fair trial.

Crime has skyrocketed in St. Louis

• Gardner has declined more cases, issued fewer arrest warrants, charged fewer felonies and prosecuted thousands of fewer cases overall than her predecessor
• She has also deferred prison sentences for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies
• In Chicago, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is also facing backlash amid rampant violent crime and historically low arrests

Left-wing DAs are under fire

• San Francisco Mayor London Breed made an emergency request to the city board of supervisors for more money for the police to support a crackdown on crime
• The reign of criminals who are destroying our city, it is time for it to come to an end

A report released last week by the Brennan Center for Justice concluded there's insufficient evidence to establish a link between increased violence and progressive policies.

• But Americans across the country feeling unnerved about the level of crime in their communities are seeing a link - and want to hold someone accountable.

 

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