attorney general who would not prosecute criminals if they bribed him.

What is the prosecutor's responsibility if the Attorney-General does not act?

Jan 06, 2022 · Manhattan district attorney announces he won't prosecute certain crimes. Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, a former top deputy to New York's attorney general, speaks to supporters in New ...

Can the Texas Attorney General prosecute a case without a prosecutor?

stitution of Maryland requires the attorney-general to prosecute or defend all state cases in the court of appeals and to aid state's at-torneys. In Delaware the constitution declares that the attorney-general is a "conservator of the peace," and he is required in Georgia

Who was the state Attorney General in criminal prosecution?

Dec 16, 2021 · Texas's highest criminal court ruled on Wednesday that the state's attorney general does not have the authority, with a few rare exceptions, to independently prosecute criminal cases, including voter fraud, in trial courts."Absent the consent and deputization order of a local prosecutor or the request of a district or county attorney for assistance, the Attorney …

Can the governor direct the Attorney General to prosecute a case?

Aug 16, 2021 · Again, this criminal provision has rarely been invoked, and it seems unfair to raise it in connection with Trump's dealings with his acting …

Why was Attorney General Harry Daugherty forced to resign?

In that capacity, he was instrumental in winning presidential pardons for jailed anti-war dissidents such as Eugene V. Debs. Twice the subject of federal corruption investigations, Daugherty was forced in 1924 to resign his post as Attorney General by Harding's presidential successor, Calvin Coolidge.

What was the effect of the Teapot Dome scandal quizlet?

What were the effects of the Teapot Dome Scandal on citizens views of the federal government? -Citizens lost faith in the federal government because of the scandals, while Harding was president. -His successor Calvin Coolidge was looked at as a welcome change.

What laws were broken in the Teapot Dome scandal?

In 1927, the Supreme Court ruled that the oil leases had been corruptly obtained. The Court invalidated the Elk Hills lease in February 1927, and the Teapot Dome lease in October. Both reserves were returned to the Navy. In 1929, Fall was found guilty of accepting bribes from Doheny.

Who is Sacco and Vanzetti quizlet?

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants charged with murdering a guard and robbing a shoe factory in Braintree; Mass. The trial lasted from 1920-1927. Convicted on circumstantial evidence; many believed they had been framed for the crime because of their anarchist and pro-union activities.

Insurrection Act

This law prohibits anyone who "incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto." In the first place, this law has almost never been invoked. The leading precedent on the statute comes from a case from 1863!

Election fraud

This law bans "attempts to deprive or defraud residents of a State of a fair and impartially conducted election process, by . [the] tabulation of ballots known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent." Under this theory, by instructing his attorney general to say there was fraud in Georgia, Trump committed this crime.

Obstruction of justice

This law makes it a crime to corruptly obstruct, influence or impede any official proceeding or attempt to do so. Once more, the issue would be intent -- here reflected in the word "corruptly." In his January 6 speech, Trump encouraged the crowd to march to Capitol Hill but he did not explicitly encourage violence.

Hatch Act

The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity. The president himself is explicitly exempt from the strictures of the Hatch Act, but could be charged with the provision that makes it "unlawful for any person to intimidate, threaten, command, or coerce" a federal employee to "engage in ...

Conspiracy to defraud the United States

This broad provision, much loved by prosecutors, makes it a crime to "conspire to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States." The first part of this law runs into the same problem as the specific statutes noted above -- that it's difficult to prove an underlying crime.

Who is Chesa Boudin?

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin ($620,000) is the beau ideal of the Trojan Horse prosecutors. “The criminal justice system isn’t just massive and brutal, it’s also racist,” according to Boudin.

Who said sunlight is the best disinfectant?

Justice Brandeis famously wrote: “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”. It is time for us to “shine some sunlight” on the disastrous policies of these Trojan Horse prosecutors, inform the voters so they can “disinfect” America’s prosecutor offices to make public safety the priority of our justice system again.

Kamala Harris Fails to Explain Why She Didn't Prosecute Steven Mnuchin's Bank

Case in point: notorious bro blogger Ryan Cooper writing for the week, (who never had a sexist opinion against women leaders that he wasn’t willing to trot out) quoting that same David Dayden Intercept shit piece:

Why leftists don't trust Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Deval Patrick

Some daily Kos article that isn’t even attributed to anyone (though it shows up at the top of a google search) quoting that same David Dayen Intercept propaganda piece:

Kamala Harris Fails to Explain Why She Didn't Prosecute Steven Mnuchin's Bank-David Dayen

This article is written by some young white guy named Jesse Mechanic who has no credentials whatsoever, and just quotes- YOU GUESSED IT! The same David Dayden Intercept article! Yet it’s still somehow one of the first results when you do a google search using any iteration of “kamala Harris/Steve Mnuchin”:

Kamala Harris Has To Answer For Not Prosecuting Steve Mnuchin

Oh look! Another David Dayden article that quotes from his own Intercept article. We still have yet to uncover a result on google search that isn’t just the same repurposed David Dayden propaganda piece:

Dem defends decision not to charge Trump Treasury pick over foreclosures

Oh look! It’s CNN! I mean, it’s another young white bro, but it’s CNN! That’s a big news network. Surely this white guy did his own original investigative research and didn’t just…oh. Oops. There’s that same fucking Intercept article again:

California investigators wanted to sue Mnuchin bank over foreclosures

Oh god. Here’s that ridiculous Jacobin article by well-known, “Hillary is worse than Donald Trump!” New Zealand (need I say it? White guy) misogynist, Branco Marcetic: Jacobin is not real news, and I don’t even know if it also links to the Dayden Intercept article because WHO FUCKING CARES WHAT THIS SEXIST HACK HAS TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING.

The Two Faces of Kamala Harris

Here’s a piece of pure propaganda that only links to the David Dayden Intercept story (of course), and tries to make a shady connection between a $2,000 campaign donation and the “lack of indictment”. The “writer” of the story is Llewelyn Hinkes-Jones, another young white guy who writes for the not-credible propaganda rag, Jacobin: