Philadelphia's Top Prosecutor Is Prepared to Arrest Federal Agents
Source: Bloomberg
After numerous reports and lawsuits in Portland regarding un-badged and un-uniformed federal officers arresting, beating, and detaining people in unmarked vehicles, the Trump administration’s response is that they’re going to do it even more, and in more cities. Saying that his federal agents are doing a “fantastic job,” Trump has suggested that he will also deploy agents in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Baltimore and Milwaukee to do the same.
In one of those cities, the city prosecutor has already preemptively warned Trump’s police forces what he will do if they bring the same tactics to Philadelphia:
“My dad volunteered and served in World War II to fight fascism, like most of my uncles, so we would not have an American president brutalizing and kidnapping Americans for exercising their constitutional rights and trying to make America a better place, which is what patriots do,” said Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in a statement. “Anyone, including federal law enforcement, who unlawfully assaults and kidnaps people will face criminal charges from my office.”
Trump claims the federal intervention is needed due to excessive violence, particularly around federal statues and monuments. But legal experts have said the reported federal actions in Portland far exceed legal boundaries.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-22/philly-d-a-threatens-to-arrest-federal-agents
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Fight the good fight, sir! 
This is why that whole trial balloon that was thrown out there, was even more ridiculous.
Krasner, who was a criminal defense lawyer representing victims of police brutality and prior malfeasance by previous D.A.s, was overwhelmingly elected to the city's District Attorney position, and effectively gutted the D.A.'s office after he was elected.
There is something else that happened that seems to have gotten little media attention - but a number of mayors signed a letter asking the leaders of both chambers of Congress, for investigations into this ridiculous effort.
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@PhillyMayor
I join mayors across the country in telling the federal government: Remove your forces from U.S. cities.
In our letter, we assert that the deployment violates constitutional protections, damages our democracy, and must be investigated.
Graphic: “We urge you to immediately investigate the president and his administration’s actions.” – U.S. Mayors Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer
9:36 AM · Jul 22, 2020
A copy of the letter signed by 15 mayors, was included in a tweet by D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser -
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@MayorBowser
All extraordinary federal law enforcement and military presence needs to be withdrawn from American cities @realDonaldTrump.
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10:34 PM · Jul 21, 2020
