Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover

[C_Clayton_Jones]

“As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's takeover of policing in Washington, members of the military are also set to take on prosecutorial roles handling civilian crimes.

Twenty members of the Defense Department are set to begin working as special assistant U.S. attorneys — federal prosecutors — in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia next week, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Tim Lauer, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, confirmed the move, saying members of the Judge Advocate General Corps would be joining the office, though he did not know how long the detail would last.

The Trump administration has overhauled the Justice Department since January, shifting federal law enforcement resources toward immigration-related offenses, overhauling the Civil Rights Division and targeting career law enforcement officials involved in cases disfavored by the administration, including the two criminal cases against Trump.”

Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover

Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

www.nbcnews.com

Creeping fascism.

The malignancy of the authoritarian right.

 

[kyzr]

When the Soros DAs don't do their jobs and crime is rampant we need a better system.

Ask Judge Janine, she knows the DC justice system is broken.

This is that better justice system.

 

[Stuartbirdan2]

“As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's takeover of policing in Washington, members of the military are also set to take on prosecutorial roles handling civilian crimes.

Twenty members of the Defense Department are set to begin working as special assistant U.S. attorneys — federal prosecutors — in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia next week, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Tim Lauer, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, confirmed the move, saying members of the Judge Advocate General Corps would be joining the office, though he did not know how long the detail would last.

The Trump administration has overhauled the Justice Department since January, shifting federal law enforcement resources toward immigration-related offenses, overhauling the Civil Rights Division and targeting career law enforcement officials involved in cases disfavored by the administration, including the two criminal cases against Trump.”

Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover

Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

www.nbcnews.com

Creeping fascism.

The malignancy of the authoritarian right.

Murder has consistently fallen since peaking in late 2023 and is tracking the city’s pre-COVID trend so far in 2025.

Carjackings in DC had an enormous surge in 2023 but have fallen consistently since then to levels consistent with the start of the pandemic (and are still falling). Yet carjackings are more frequent now than they were before COVID.

Measuring DC’s overall violent crime trend is a bit more complicated. Violent crime in DC is down a huge amount from where it was in the early 1990s and down a good bit from where it was a decade ago. Violent crime in DC fell in 2024 after increasing in 2023, that much is clear from DC’s reporting to the FBI. The exact picture for 2025 is a bit murkier though violent crime is likely falling this year. DC’s open data is likely overstating the degree of the city’s decline in violent crime right now though

 

[Dekster]

Wouldn't they still have to be admitted to the DC bar before they could practice?

 

[Crepitus]

“As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's takeover of policing in Washington, members of the military are also set to take on prosecutorial roles handling civilian crimes.

Twenty members of the Defense Department are set to begin working as special assistant U.S. attorneys — federal prosecutors — in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia next week, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Tim Lauer, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, confirmed the move, saying members of the Judge Advocate General Corps would be joining the office, though he did not know how long the detail would last.

The Trump administration has overhauled the Justice Department since January, shifting federal law enforcement resources toward immigration-related offenses, overhauling the Civil Rights Division and targeting career law enforcement officials involved in cases disfavored by the administration, including the two criminal cases against Trump.”

Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover

Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

www.nbcnews.com

Creeping fascism.

The malignancy of the authoritarian right.

Bit more than creeping here lately IMHO.

 

[Crepitus]

When the Soros DAs don't do their jobs and crime is rampant we need a better system.

Ask Judge Janine, she knows the DC justice system is broken.

This is that better justice system.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

This is Mussolini and Hitler type merging of military and civil prosecution.

It is fascism.

 

[kyzr]

Wouldn't they still have to be admitted to the DC bar before they could practice?

What law or rule would that be under?
If Trump declared an emergency, that would probably overrule Home Rule standards.

 

[22lcidw]

This is Mussolini and Hitler type merging of military and civil prosecution.

It is fascism.

This is getting stupid ass crimes under control. Crimes that Prog purposely enabled. What is happening is that committing crimes is not a one way pass any more in these areas. I do not support oppressor brutality running roughshot on the population. I also support common sense. You can see the local politicians are not that good in D.C. and other cities.

 

[Auld Phart]

Wouldn't they still have to be admitted to the DC bar before they could practice?

Members of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps are federally appointed lawyers, and should have no problem practicing law in DC

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

What law or rule would that be under?
If Trump declared an emergency, that would probably overrule Home Rule standards.

Does he constitutionally have that power? Only SCOTUS can decide.

 

[Independent thinker]

“As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's takeover of policing in Washington, members of the military are also set to take on prosecutorial roles handling civilian crimes.

Twenty members of the Defense Department are set to begin working as special assistant U.S. attorneys — federal prosecutors — in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia next week, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Tim Lauer, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, confirmed the move, saying members of the Judge Advocate General Corps would be joining the office, though he did not know how long the detail would last.

The Trump administration has overhauled the Justice Department since January, shifting federal law enforcement resources toward immigration-related offenses, overhauling the Civil Rights Division and targeting career law enforcement officials involved in cases disfavored by the administration, including the two criminal cases against Trump.”

Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover

Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

www.nbcnews.com

Creeping fascism.

The malignancy of the authoritarian right.

Great! Thanks for posting. We know we can't trust the liberal court system to fight crime.

 

[westwall]

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How does it feel supporting a man who has publicly stated that his time turning jews over to the nazis as " the best time of his life".

 

[Crepitus]

How does it feel supporting a man who has publicly stated that his time turning jews over to the nazis as " the best time of his life".

Come on, kid. You know that's been debunked a hundred times.

Do better.

 

[westwall]

Come on, kid. You know that's been debunked a hundred times.

Do better.

No, it hasn't. In fact 60 minutes has desperately tried to disappear that old video, but the internet never forgets.

But you keep being an obedient lap dog.

It's all you are capable of.