Jeanine Pirro Reportedly Abandons Case Against Six Democratic Lawmakers
By: Yahoo News
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D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is reportedly ending her office's investigation into six Democratic members of Congress who advised service members and intelligence officers to "refuse illegal orders," NBC reported on Monday.
Three people familiar with the case told the outlet that Pirro has opted to stop pursuing the probe. This month, a grand jury unanimously declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), as well as Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). In November, the six lawmakers, all of whom either served in the military or in U.S. intelligence, released a video telling people in those fields they have a legal obligation to refuse unlawful orders from superiors.
The video angered President Donald Trump, who said the lawmakers "should be in jail right now."
"IT WAS SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND SEDITION IS A MAJOR CRIME. THERE CAN BE NO OTHER INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THEY SAID!" he wrote days after the video was released. He also claimed their actions might be "punishable by death."
Pirro's efforts to indict the lawmakers drew widespread criticism from legal experts. That no grand juror voted to indict was seen as a massive rebuke.
Last week, The New York Times reported that Pirro had abruptly ordered her office to seek indictments against the six lawmakers.
"For reasons that remain unclear, Jeanine Pirro, a longtime ally of Mr. Trump, abruptly instructed her team to seek an indictment of the lawmakers, all of whom had served in the armed forces or the intelligence community," the Times stated. "Her prosecutors then faced a decision that many in the department under Mr. Trump have confronted: Comply or resist. They chose the first."
The DOJ could still opt to pursue the case in another jurisdiction.
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The treasonous Trumpist regime is trying to prosecute (persecute) six highly patriotic Americans on totally bogus grounds. What a disgrace. History will never forgive the Trumpist monstrosity.
I question anyone's patriotism who think these lawmakers should go to prison. They exercised their First Amendment rights. I think that's still legal
Not if the Trumpist regime has its way.
Piroo's case was actually second the DoJ's case which also fizzled out.
They had nothing but someone insisted that they embarrass themselves to prove a point to Mark Kelly.
How did that work out.
Now we'll see how many Pentagon Generals still have their balls intact.
I'm so glad the grand jury didn't indict. Now maybe the MAGA that went around calling him and the others "traitors" will find a nice fork and knife and eat some crow
fucking so-called "military patriots" called him a traitor
All of the air escaped her balloon...
I'm actually embarrassed for her.
Not to worry, she'll just get drunk and everything will be fine.