DO NO HARM, Americans
BUT Be SITUATIONALLY-AWARE
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Posted on 10/22/2025 1:52:27 PM PDT by Twotone
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro announced on Monday charges against two teens allegedly involved in the attack against a Department of Government Efficiency staffer over the summer.
Federal prosecutors have charged Lawrence Cotton-Powell, 19, along with Anthony Taylor, 18, with robbery, assault, and carjacking in connection with the attack on a DOGE staffer, Edward Coristine, known as “Big Balls,” and another person in early August. Not long before Coristine was beaten while defending a woman, Cotton-Powell and Taylor were involved in the mugging of a victim named Ethan Levine, Pirro said.
In addition to the mugging prior to Coristine, Pirro said that both suspects are repeat offenders who should have been in jail for other offenses and never had the opportunity to attack the two men in August.
“Lawrence Cotton-Powell is 19 years of age. He is now charged with robbery, first-degree robbery for which he faces 15 years in prison. He also faces a charge of assault with intent to commit robbery, another 15 years, and robbery for Edward Coristine, 15 years, assault with intent to commit robbery, another 15 years, and attempted carjacking, five years,” Pirro said.
The U.S. attorney then went on to detail how judges ignored her office’s requests for jail time for Cotton-Powell, instead letting the teen loose on probation. A short time after he was released in each case, he allegedly committed other crimes that landed him back in the crosshairs of prosecutors.
“The codefendant in this case is an individual by the name of Anthony Taylor. He – charged also with the same arrest – he is fraught with the same crimes,” Pirro said.
The attack on Coristine, which left the federal staffer bloodied, appeared to trigger President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in major American cities. The president has deployed National Guardsmen to areas such as Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee, to deter crime. He has attempted to deploy troops to other locations, such as Seattle, but has been blocked by the courts.
The charges against Cotton-Powell and Taylor come after two teens involved in the attack received probation, a punishment criticized by Pirro and Trump.
The president called the sentences of probation, handed down to a 15-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, “terrible.” The president and Pirro have called for stricter penalties against youth in D.C. to deter crime that has exploded among the capital’s teens.
“I think the judge should be ashamed of himself,” said Trump.
I love that nobody can write an article about this guy without noting his nom du guerre. Since he is young and brilliant it is likely that he will continue to do newsworthy things. If that is the case I wonder how old he will be before articles no longer refer to him as “Big Balls?” I hope it is at least 40.
So Big Balls scores a fan?
It would be better if they just voided all of DC’s gun laws and regs.
It’s the ultimate hypocrisy that the capital of the “free world” ignores the Constitution and has speed cameras everywhere.
“Lawrence Cotton-Powell, 19, along with Anthony Taylor, 18”
“Teens”. Very difficult to find their pictures......
Yes, Yogi, it’s THEM again.
Pirro may be a hero!
Vermin.
Feral human trash.
ABOUT TIME.
HOPEFULLY THEY WILL PAY A SERIOUS PRICE FOR THEIR BAD BEHAVIOR
It’s what liberals like to call “restorative justice” to let feral animals go free so they can continue their crime sprees. Anyone who doesn’t see how wrong this has become is part of the problem.
GREAT! Any penalty is not harsh enough.
👍👍
[“Lawrence Cotton-Powell is 19 years of age. He is now charged with robbery, first-degree robbery for which he faces 15 years in prison. He also faces a charge of assault with intent to commit robbery, another 15 years, and robbery for Edward Coristine, 15 years, assault with intent to commit robbery, another 15 years, and attempted carjacking, five years,” Pirro said.]
30-35 years - that should work
No parole please. For the safety of Society.
Of course the Judge who gave them probation is black.
They’re good boys!
Local woman (grandmother) describing
her grandson and his friend after they
murdered a local woman during a drug deal
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