Posted on 06/19/2026 12:46:12 PM PDT by artichokegrower
In a few weeks, President Trump plans to issue 250 pardons to mark America’s 250th birthday. Four names belong near the top of that list: John Miller, David Cari, Dennis Spaulding, and Jason Zullo, all former East Haven, Connecticut, police officers whom the Obama Justice Department turned into federal felons for simply doing their jobs.
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State charges
I hate doing things like this where a certain number of people are pardoned just to match some magic number. Does this not make a mockery of the justice system? Are you saying you just have 250 innocent people sitting in prison who shouldn’t be there or are you saying there are 250 convicted felons who deserve forgiveness? I’d bet neither is true.
They were charged by the DOJ with Federal civil rights violations.
State charges
“These men were line officers, family men, and decorated public servants. They got entangled in a fake civil-rights charade after they uncovered a sprawling and dangerous fraud providing unlicensed illegal immigrants with fake license plates and tags.”
The work of the Obamanation DOJ
No mention of Derek Chauvin? He is still rotting in jail for the crime of having a Fentanyl overdose under his knee.
These are the things that make even more proud of Trump. Keep up the good work Mr. President!
There’s always more to the story. From the DOJ’s own case statement after trial:
“According to the evidence presented during the trial, from approximately 2007 through 2011, SPAULDING and CARI together with other East Haven Officers conspired to injure, threaten, and intimidate various members of the East Haven community in violation of their Constitutional rights. The defendant officers maintained and perpetuated an environment where the use of unreasonable force and unreasonable searches and seizures was tolerated and encouraged.
Defendants SPAULDING and CARI engaged in unlawful arrests and searches, including the baseless arrests of a Catholic priest and several Latinos who lived or worked in the community. Additionally, SPAULDING used excessive force during arrests when victims were unarmed, neither resisting nor interfering with the police. Certain victims were particularly vulnerable because they were undocumented aliens and thus unlikely to raise objection to the abuse.
The evidence at trial further revealed that SPAULDING intimidated, harassed and humiliated members of the Latino community and their advocates, and conducted unreasonable and illegal searches at Latino-owned businesses. Trial testimony established that in November 2008, SPAULDING used excessive force against an individual in the parking lot of a Latino-owned restaurant and bar. SPAULDING then arrested the individual under false pretenses to cover-up the assault and prepared a false report to justify the false arrest. Later, in January 2009 in the same parking lot, SPAULDING and another officer arrested three individuals under false pretenses.
SPAULDING also prepared a false report to justify these arrests.
In February 2009, the defendant officers illegally searched a vehicle parked outside of a Latino-owned grocery store. Inside the store, CARI then arrested a Catholic priest, who is also an advocate for Latinos, on false pretenses. The officers then conducted an illegal search of the back room of the store in an effort to unlawfully seize the store’s video recording equipment. In the days following the arrest, CARI drafted various false versions of an arrest report to cover up the false arrest of the religious leader.
The jury found SPAULDING and CARI guilty of one count of conspiracy against rights, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000. In addition, SPAULDING was found guilty of one count of use of unreasonable force by a law enforcement officer, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000. SPAULDING was found guilty of two counts and CARI of one count of deprivation of rights for making arrests without probable cause. Each of these counts carries a maximum term of imprisonment of one year and a fine of up to $100,000. Finally, SPAULDING was found guilty of two counts and CARI of one count of obstruction of a federal investigation for preparing false reports to justify the false arrests. Each of these counts carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of up to $250,000.”
None of the officers involved deserve any kind of pardon. None of them take responsibility for their actions, and East Haven has a long history of illegal police actions.
Trump should prosecute Obozo for not paying his contractors.
Trump should prosecute Obozo for not paying his contractors.
I don’t think that’s within the purview of the President’s authority. But someone will probably sue over this.
So, in your mind, the “benefit of the doubt goes to the DOJ lefties” and their financial backers, not the cops. Fyi, there are plenty of lefty forums out there where you could peddle this unsubstantiated bilge.
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