Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx were among a group of prosecutors who endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Wednesday.
Gascón and Foxx are among the most polarizing prosecutors in the country, joining dozens of others in a letter Wednesday that accused former President Donald Trump of making the country “less safe.” he claimed.
“Donald Trump will make us all less safe. As president, he will oversee the largest spike in murders in history, seek to cut funding to law enforcement, and do more to combat gun violence. “I did nothing,'' he boasted. “If re-elected, I would threaten to run.'' Support common-sense gun safety laws and lead a lawsuit to defund federal law enforcement. ”
“The choice in this election is clear: Vice President Harris has spent her career holding perpetrators accountable, while Mr. Trump has been convicted of fraud and held accountable for sexual abuse. Vice President Harris will keep our communities safe and Donald Trump will bring us into society.''Ultimately, America needs prosecutors who care about public safety and who care about themselves. You have to choose between a convicted felon who only cares about…'' the statement continued.
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Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx joined dozens of U.S. prosecutors this week in supporting Vice President Kamala Harris.
Foxx's endorsement comes days after her office declined to press charges against a “dangerous” Colombian immigrant. arrested on suspicion of murder Last week in Chicago.
Chicago police officials told Fox News that a “beautiful and promising” 17-year-old girl was killed when an immigrant's illegally obtained gun went off in an apartment complex.
The official added that 19-year-old Juan David Ramirez Olivo, who was arrested on suspicion of murder last week, lied about being from Venezuela when he was questioned by CPD. Ramirez-Olivo is a Colombian national.
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Chicago police have asked for Olivo to be charged with manslaughter. Fox's office appeared in bond court last Friday afternoon and dismissed the charges against Fox News, citing “insufficient evidence.”
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón backed Vice President Harris as she faces a revolt from prosecutors. (Myung Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Gascón faces a lawsuit from the union representing prosecutors working in his office. The Deputy District Attorneys Association has sued Gascón multiple times, in this case accusing him of violating the law by withholding information about a close associate. california public records law (CPRA).
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According to a 200-page court filing released last month, the union requested information in May about Diana Teran, a Gascón aide facing felony charges, but received incomplete answers. Prosecutors asked for her email and information about whether she remained on the county's payroll after the indictment. They also wanted to know if county taxpayers were being asked to provide her criminal defense.
Harris said crime has decreased under the Biden-Harris administration, and new FBI data supports that claim. (Fox News Channel)
The endorsement by Foxx, Gascón and other prosecutors is intended to strengthen Harris' claims that crime has declined under the Biden-Harris administration, but new FBI data undermines that message.
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Preliminary FBI data for 2022 predicted that violent crime would decline by just 2.1% from 2021 to 2022. However, the FBI updated its data this week and found that violent crime actually increased by 4.5%.
