Capitol Police Pursue Unconstitutional Scheme to Hire Their Own Prosecutor

The United States Capitol Police just set aside its beer in an attempt to best Nancy Pelosi and hired its own prosecutor. The move is unprecedented, almost certainly unconstitutional, and almost certainly violates the First Amendment. If you thought Nancy Pelosi's questionable creation of the January 6th select committee was bad, the US Capitol Police (USCP) is looking to hire its own special assistant prosecutor.

Conflict of Interest

• Prosecutors are supposed to be disconnected from the entities they pursue.
• In this case, the USCP reports to Pelosi
• There is no reason for Congress to have its own prosecutor
• The USCP is controlled by Pelosi, who made sure to put her political operatives in positions of power over the department
  1. In this case, the USCP reports to Pelosi (via a politically appointed Sergeant-at-Arms), meaning that the Speaker of the House would conceivably have some control over a prosecutor used to target other members of Congress.
  2. “Work may involve problems of unusual delicacy, such as allegations of wrongdoing against staff or members of Congress, criminal trespass, investigations of threats or crimes against Members of Congress and arresting or detaining high-profile individuals,” the posting for the job, which pays $145,000 to $186,00 per year, says.
  3. Of course, the big question here is why? The idea that the USCP needs its own prosecutor because of the types of cases it deals with doesn't hold water.
  4. A job ad describes the position as “a Special Assistant United States Attorney located in USCP District Offices in Washington, DC,” and states that it reports to the USCP Deputy and General Counsel.

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2022/08/02/capitol-police-pursue-unconstitutional-scheme-to-hire-their-own-prosecutor-n605903