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Under Biden Administration, Feds Dismiss Dozens of Charges Against Portland Rioters
pjmedia.com ^ | March 3, 2021 | JEFF REYNOLDS

Posted on 03/04/2021 4:02:02 AM PST by lowbridge

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antifa; noaccountability; nojustice; nolaw; notruth; portland
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1 posted on 03/04/2021 4:02:02 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge
I am shocked! /s
2 posted on 03/04/2021 4:08:02 AM PST by EnigmaticAnomaly ("The truth doesn't damage points of view that are legitimate.")
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To: lowbridge

...AND THE HELL WITH DECENT LAW-ABIDING AMERICAN CITIZENS!!


3 posted on 03/04/2021 4:11:35 AM PST by high info voter
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To: lowbridge

Can you say BIAS?


4 posted on 03/04/2021 4:14:02 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: HighSierra5

The republic is dead. And the rule of law with it.


5 posted on 03/04/2021 4:15:35 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: mewzilla

Can anyone now doubt that DOJ and the FBI are run by a fascist cabal?


6 posted on 03/04/2021 4:23:03 AM PST by Bookshelf
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To: Bookshelf

The entire federal government.

The republic is dead.


7 posted on 03/04/2021 4:23:57 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: lowbridge

Their after the white supremacists don’t ya know


8 posted on 03/04/2021 4:31:56 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: lowbridge

The democrat party helped organize the riots and gave them full support. Then they deliberately and intentionally didn’t prosecute the criminals who participated in the theft, destruction, assaults and murder.

The democrat party is a criminal organization cleverly disguised as a political party.


9 posted on 03/04/2021 4:37:19 AM PST by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of incurable hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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To: lowbridge

No charges against Portland rioters.......equal justice says to not charge those patriots who demonstrated on 1/6. Some are being held without bail.


10 posted on 03/04/2021 4:38:15 AM PST by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE )
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To: lowbridge

But rioters on the Capitol will get prison time. Cut the crap man. It’s so obvious.


11 posted on 03/04/2021 4:38:31 AM PST by glimmerman70
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To: Bookshelf

They are COMMUNISTS!!


12 posted on 03/04/2021 4:43:10 AM PST by Bill of Rights FIRST
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To: lowbridge

Democrats say: “It’s not a crime if our thugs do it”.


13 posted on 03/04/2021 4:45:52 AM PST by PTBAA
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To: lowbridge

The Biden kakistocracy continues to give aid and comfort to the enemy.


14 posted on 03/04/2021 4:54:58 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: lowbridge

Portland is not America any longer. as a sanctuary, Portland seceded


15 posted on 03/04/2021 4:56:35 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) History: Pelosi was pitiful vindictive California crone)
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To: lowbridge

DemocRat shock troops get a pass.


16 posted on 03/04/2021 5:00:40 AM PST by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: lowbridge

Department of Just Us.


17 posted on 03/04/2021 5:28:59 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (American gun owners number more than the top 10 armies combined. What's Biden's enforcement plan?)
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To: lowbridge

If I were a current defendant of 1/6, I would bring videos and charge sheets of each of these violent anarchists to my trial, show them, and ask the FBI and prosecutors the status of each case.

Then, I’d contrast my own far lesser offense of walking through a building peaceably, and ask for equal protection of the law.

And appeal to the Supremes.


18 posted on 03/04/2021 5:33:45 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (American gun owners number more than the top 10 armies combined. What's Biden's enforcement plan?)
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To: PROCON; Twotone; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; bray; 1malumprohibitum; ...
If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.
19 posted on 03/04/2021 5:39:03 AM PST by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: lowbridge

No charges against Portland rioters.......equal justice says to not charge those patriots who demonstrated on 1/6. Some are being held without bail.


20 posted on 03/04/2021 6:39:42 AM PST by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE )
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