Justin Murray

I wonder how much longer House Republicans will ignore the escalating crisis at the DC federal courthouse. Not only are judges systematically undermining the president's policy agenda--often making political statements in the process--grand juries made up of Trump-hating Democrats are refusing to bring indictments sought by Trump's DOJ against criminals in Washington. Last month, a repeat criminal named Kevontae Stewart was arrested in DC after police found him in his idling car smoking weed. When he was asked to step out of the vehicle, Steward fled and in the process dropped a loaded handgun--a no no for this convicted felon. He also was in possession of cocaine and on probation. A DC federal grand jury, however, REFUSED to indict Steward on one count of illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. This represents another case of a DC grand jury refusing to sign off on charges brought by the Trump DOJ--something without precedent in DC. So DC US Atty Jeanine Pirro went to DC Superior Court to secure an indictment. (This is allowed.) She then presented that indictment to Mag Judge Zia Faruqui--I've reported on his completely inappropriate and biased comments about the president and his DOJ for weeks--REFUSED to accept the indictment. Faruqui notes the unprecedented nature of grand juries repeatedly refusing to indict--he of course thinks the blame rests with DOJ not the hyper partisans sitting on those grand juries actively endorsing criminal behavior to stick it to Trump--in his order: