Trump's law enforcement surge represents necessary action to restore order in a crime-ridden capital city that local Democratic leadership has failed to secure. The deployment of federal agents and National Guard troops addresses real public safety concerns while enforcing federal law against those who assault officers. These prosecutions send a clear message that violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated, regardless of political motivations.
The grand jury rejections demonstrate that ordinary citizens recognize these prosecutions as politically motivated overreach designed to intimidate residents who oppose Trump's military occupation of their city. Federal prosecutors are weaponizing the justice system by bringing excessive charges for minor infractions that would normally be handled locally or not prosecuted at all. The repeated failures to secure indictments show that DC residents will not be silenced by authoritarian tactics disguised as law enforcement.
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