The Department of Justice seeks to reinstate charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, alleging human smuggling and MS-13 gang affiliation, after a district court dismissed the case as "vindictive prosecution."
The Department of Justice seeks to reinstate charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, alleging human smuggling and MS-13 gang affiliation, after a district court dismissed the case as “vindictive prosecution.” PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an opening brief on August 17, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to reinstate human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia . A district judge appointed by Barack Obama previously dismissed the case as vindictive. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. ruled in May that prosecutors brought the charges in retaliation for Abrego Garcia’s successful legal challenge to his deportation to El Salvador . DETAIL: The DOJ argued that…Open
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon filed three motions to dismiss federal criminal civil rights charges in Minnesota, arguing the Justice Department targeted him as retaliation for his reporting, after a magistrate judge had already rejected the case for lack of probable cause. Lemon's legal team laid out a combative defense on Friday, accusing prosecutors of […] The post Don Lemon moves to dismiss federal civil rights charges, alleging DOJ prosecuted him for journalism appeared first on American Almanac .
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon filed three motions to dismiss federal criminal civil rights charges in Minnesota, arguing the Justice Department targeted him as retaliation for his reporting, after a magistrate judge had already rejected the case for lack of probable cause. Lemon's legal team laid out a combative defense on Friday, accusing prosecutors of vindictive prosecution, violating his First Amendment rights, and misapplying the criminal statutes used to charge him. The motions, filed in federal court in Minnesota, amount to a sweeping challenge not just to the charges but to the DOJ's conduct throughout the case. The department did not immediately respond to a request for comment, CBS News reported . Federal prosecutors charged…Open
Lawyers for the former CNN anchor asked a judge to throw out the case, saying prosecutors had “acted on the president’s animus by filing unprecedented charges against a journalist for doing his job.”
Former FBI Director James Comey requested a dismissal of his criminal case regarding a social media photo of seashells, alleging that the prosecution was a vindictive act directed by President Trump.
Lawyers for John O. Brennan said they want the materials saved in anticipation of bringing a vindictive prosecution motion if charges against Mr. Brennan are ultimately filed.
Defense lawyers are increasingly accusing the Justice Department under President Trump of using its powers to prioritize the president’s political imperatives above the pursuit of actual justice.