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Federal Judge Refers Philly DA Krasner to DOJ for Prosecution

Larry Krasner won the Philadelphia district attorney’s race in 2017, thanks in no small part to a $1.7 million infusion of cash from George Soros-funded groups. On the night of his victory party, he told the assembled crowd that he felt like a “public defender with power,” and he has governed as such ever since. In 2021, he won reelection—thanks to an additional $1.259 million from Soros-funded groups.

Until now, the Soros rogue prosecutor has been able to slither along without being forced from office. This has been true, despite the fact that his pro-criminal, cop and victim-hating policies have coincided with the largest spike in crime in the City of Brotherly Love in decades. Because of those policies and his mafioso tactics, he was impeached by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by a vote of 107-85.

Pennsylvania lawmakers passed and Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro signed Act 40 in 2023, establishing a “special prosecutor” to handle crimes on SEPTA transit. Krasner sued to stop the law and lost. In June, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rebuked Krasner, saying that his office misled the court in the way it handled post-conviction relief act cases.

But this week, a federal district court judge issued a scathing opinion that recused Krasner and his top deputy from a homicide case and referred them to the U.S. Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution for false statements, false declaration, perjury, and obstruction of justice.

Judge Diamond’s Scathing Opinion

Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Paul S. Diamond issued a blistering 40-page opinion excoriating the actions of Krasner and his top henchman, Matthew Stiegler, chief of the ironically named “Conviction Integrity Unit.” The facts and findings of the judge are simply remarkable and will likely pique the interest of federal investigators given the granularity of the judge’s factual findings.  

In 2009, a Philadelphia jury convicted Dennis Johnson of second-degree murder, robbery, and a firearms offense for the killing of Kenyatta Smith. Two witnesses who had known Johnson for years identified him as the gunman who robbed........

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