GRAND JURY TRANSCRIPT EXPOSES DOJ

Last fall, when ICE invaded Chicago, six protesters—including former Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh—stood outside the Broadview detention center and got hit with federal felonies.

Last month, prosecutors dropped all charges after US District Judge April Perry caught DOJ prosecutors cheating during the grand jury process. On Tuesday, portions of the transcripts went public. Now we know exactly what she meant.

Grand jurors—citizens who decide whether charges can even be filed—refused to indict. Prosecutors tried again anyway. When Assistant US Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg demanded one juror promise to listen “with an open mind,” the juror answered honestly: no.

Mecklenburg kicked the juror out of the room. Their parting shot: “I heard this case like last week and I thought it was a crock of s**t then—and I still think it is.” The panel still refused. It took prosecutors three tries to force their charges through.

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Mecklenburg should be disbarred.