As the Biden administration has taken the reins of the Department of Justice, the feds have dismissed dozens of charges against violent rioters in Portland, Oregon. They have dropped charges such as assault on a law enforcement officer, arson, and other violent crimes. Many have been dropped with prejudice, meaning they can’t be re-litigated in the future. According to a local news outlet, federal prosecutors have dismissed more than one-third of the pending charges from last summer’s violent protests in Portland.
KGW News reported:
Federal prosecutors have dismissed more than one-third of cases stemming from last summer’s violent protests in downtown Portland, when protesters clashed with federal agents. KGW reviewed federal court records and found 31 of the 90 protest cases have been dismissed by the U.S. Department of Justice, including a mix of misdemeanor and felony charges.
Some of the most serious charges dropped include four defendants charged with assaulting a federal officer, which is a felony. More than half of the dropped charges were “dismissed with prejudice,” which several former federal prosecutors described as extremely rare. “Dismissed with prejudice” means the case can’t be brought back to court.
The outgoing U.S. attorney for Oregon, Billy Williams, said in an interview that nobody in their right mind thinks this is OK.
The KGW report also indicates that more dismissals may be on the way, as several sources in the law enforcement community told them they expect this is just the first round.
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The Department of Justice stepped in as riots terrorized Portland throughout the summer of 2020, and Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced he would not prosecute most riot crimes committed in Portland. After Attorney General William Barr instructed federal prosecutors to aggressively pursue rioters across the country, Williams said in a press release:
Local residents and anyone traveling to Portland with the intent to commit violence are on notice. There will be consequences for acts of violence. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to prosecuting people who impede or assault law enforcement officers, damage federal property, and set fire to buildings. Make no mistake: those who commit violence in the name of protest, will be investigated, arrested, prosecuted, and face prison time. Already more than 100 people have been arrested and more than 80 people are facing federal charges related to protest violence.
The local news report takes great pains to quote those involved who claim that these decisions were not motivated by politics, but rather by limited resources, large caseloads, COVID-19, and other factors. It strains credulity, however, to think a new direction has not taken hold among the federal law enforcement system as a new president has taken over and begun reversing every Trump agenda item it can target.
President Trump very publicly made law and order a theme of his reelection campaign, and a centerpiece of his agenda to get America back on track. With this quiet, under-the-radar move to cease the pursuit of justice for violent riot crimes, the Biden administration is sending a subtle, yet very clear, opposite message. To the new administration, law and order are selective, arbitrary, and dependent upon the politics of the offender.
Jeff Reynolds is the author of the book, “Behind the Curtain: Inside the Network of Progressive Billionaires and Their Campaign to Undermine Democracy,” available at www.WhoOwnsTheDems.com. Jeff hosts a podcast at anchor.fm/BehindTheCurtain. You can follow him on Twitter @ChargerJeff, and on Gab at @RealJeffReynolds.
Biden is aiding and abetting criminals which will encourage more rioting.
Let Joe Biden go to Portland and find out what life is all about.
Why no impeachment for them?!
What riots, all the communist democRATS only saw was the summer of love, because they are all too high on the drugs they use daily.
Justice? “C’mon man.” This is how Democrats spell it: “J u s t U s.”
The demorates cannot see their nose in front of them. Yes, JUST US that is who they are. They want to cancel everyone from freedom of anything. Who knows they make wakeup someday it may be to late when they lost their freedom if they can’t it coming they are Stupid.
Love it! You hit the nail on the head.
I presume that they will not prosecute the Capital Hill rioters also ?
Oh NO, They will be Prosecuted because they were there for the VOTING CORRUPTION Led by the DEMOCRATS!
If they are Trump supporters , YES
Fed up with this crap all I can say don’t tread on me or my family Gods blessings to all my fellow veterans and Christian friends I love all my neighbors
So many people called Trump a tyrant, hitler, all kinds of names. Now we truoy habe a communist tyrant and nothing?!
Okay, so we assume the Feds (as well as the Portland residents) want Portland to be destroyed. That’s fine with me. However, I expect to be reading – and very soon – that all charges have been dropped against anyone involved with the January 6 incident in DC. If the charges are not dropped, then perhaps we need to return to the capital again.
You knew that would happen and if you didn’t ya need to take your head out of the bubble.
It’s more than apparent that the Feds want to keep the rioting going. This is because they want to lock the entire country down by proclaiming Martial Law, so they can get their entire agenda to create a socialist state by using “emergency powers” to circumvent the Constitution.
Any District Attorney or judge with any common sense, could prosecute and jail any of these rioters. Destruction of Federal Property, looting, assault and even murder are Federal crimes.
The Dem mayors, prosecutors, and even the judges are complicit in what amounts to wholesale destruction of their towns, cities and police departments and should be charged, convicted and sent to prison so they can mingle with the very rioters they are aiding and abetting.
Better yet, why not just send these mayors, prosecutors and judges to Gitmo, for the plain and simple fact that they are nothing more than terrorists themselves.
You’re absolutely right I live on the eastern shore of Maryland not only did they not prosecute the Baltimore rioters but the mayor paid out over 6 million dollars to the family before any officer went to trial and not one was found guilty the family kept the money and I suspect the former mayor got a nice cut she rolled out and had not been heard from again typical democrat take the money and run
As an 83 year old American Veteran, I am alarmed by the invasion on American soil by the extremists Democrats. If has reached DEFCON 1!
It’s time to exercise our Constitutional Duty to Defend America!
The hypocrisy from the left is disgusting. Throw the people in jail for the January 6th capital intrusion but do nothing to those who have rioted for months. All should be arrested and prosecuted. We must exterminate this scourge on America.
I totally agree !! However, what is even worse is the utter refusal of the Right to stand up and do whatever it takes to stop the treason by the democRAT communist party members and supporters. Nothing will be done if we wait for another election since the democommies now know that can and will steal every election with impunity. Where is the alleged conservative opposition to treason from the Re-puke-lican Party? Been missing for decades. This is what happens when communists trample all over the Constitution allowed by the feckless GOP.
We need VIGALANTE justice for all the mayors, judges and prosecutors!
Actually what we need very soon is called something else which has happened one before.
Folks you can bitch about the Dem’s all you want , but the true enemy is their supporters! They put the doddering fool and Chlamydia in and the media backed them up. Instead of attacking or capitol how about we take the liberal media down? Put them in the dark. If they can’t spew their lies then they can not sway the American people..
If one thinks about communism and the methods used to establish it, our own government has paved the way for it to take place. Every time the democRATS have had the power they made just enough “permanent little changes” to alter the future. If you read the Communist Manifesto you have to see and agree the democRAT party has successfully followed the plan for over 50 years. The ultimate goal was to create a permanent majority making elections irrelevant. They did it by lying, stealing and cheating, but they did it. It will never be reversed by conventional means. Let that sink in for a while. The GOP has already move on to saying “just wait till the 2022 mid-terms”. All that means is we will continue to be bombarded with politicians BEGGING for money, which if you haven’t noticed has never stopped since before 2016. There was no break in the phone calls and commercials asking for money. We now have “perpetual campaigning”. But for what? Even if Trump can run again the U.S. election system is now totally corrupted. As I said early it cannot be fixed by conventional means.
No chargers! ! ! ??? That is great news. Now if we could just have them over for supper “”””””””
So much for honest law inforcement , the fbi no longer serve and protect , no honor or integrity . Their law is now gone to the dark side with the rest of the government . One can only hope the fake law comes back to bite you on the ass for voting for this corruption. Good job … dumb ass
The Demoncrats in Washington think that letting Mexicans and others flood into the country illegally – and letting them vote – will result in millions of them voting democratic out of gratitude.
Ohhh no no no! It won’t work that way! Someone is in for a BIG surprise!
Demoncrats are too blinded by hate – and lust for POWER – to think this through.
Mexicans will quickly become the majority, (if they’re not already), and they will introduce Hispanic candidates, and vote for THEM! Shumelosi, et al, will be put out to pasture, and we’ll have an Hispanic President and VP, who will appoint an Hispanic Cabinet, department heads, and Supreme Court Justices. They’ll also elect Hispanic Governors and Mayors!
Get ready for the United States of Mexico!
Lets follow them home and wreck their stuff betthey wont like it happening to them
So what Biden is saying s rioting is now legal. What else does it mean if you bring no charges. the Portland may will bring no charges, so that means rioting is now legal in Portland. And what are the citizens of Portland doing about this? NOTHING! So, I guess that they approve legalizing rioting. I guess they are getting what they voted for.
Yes, Williams, but Biden and his cabinet are not in their right minds.
How convenient that under Joe Biden the criminal arm of the dim party is being given a pass.
Disabled 75 year old Marine combat veteran. I fought in a war started by a democrat lie. Remember Gulf of Tonkin.(282,000 needless American deaths).
I refuse to live in a socialist ruled country.
Good bye USA,hello Belize!!!!!!!!!!!!
They wanted charges dropped or these people would have squealed on just WHO gave the orders. And they don’t dare let that happen. Because it’d mean we’d have legal ammo no judge could turn a blind eye to without being seen as crooked as a snake.
Biden and His DOJ like and Support Violence
It is time for all law abiding citizens to demonstrate days of rage, no violence, but a protest of such massive numbers that the corrupt press and the Socialist/Liberal/Demwits cannot ignore! And the demonstrations must be ongoing, as much as those who have to work for a living, can devote to the days of rage and protests!
The hypocrisy is galactic. If democrats could they would want to hang every Trump supporter that was in DC on Jan. 6th, but they completely ignore the billions of dollars and violence committed all last summer by people they actively supported.