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Federal judge says Soros-backed district attorney may have committed obstruction of justice — and refers him to the feds

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner vehemently objected to a federal judge referring him for criminal investigation over his efforts to overturn a conviction. said Krasner might have committed obstruction of justice and other crimes in his handling of a post-conviction.

Federal judge says Soros-backed district attorney may have committed obstruction of justice — and refers him to the feds

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner vehemently objected to a federal judge referring him for criminal investigation over his efforts to overturn a conviction.

said Krasner might have committed obstruction of justice and other crimes in his handling of a post-conviction.

"In these circumstances, with the issuance of this Memorandum, I refer the DAO, Mr.

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner vehemently objected to a federal judge referring him for criminal investigation over his efforts to overturn a conviction. said Krasner might have committed obstruction of justice and other crimes in his handling of a post-conviction. "In these circumstances, with the issuance of this Memorandum, I refer the DAO, Mr.

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  • "I look forward to appealing to the higher court as soon as the law allows," he added.
  • "This remains a pending matter, which limits for now my and my office's ability to respond in the media." Krasner was fir...

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Diamond said that Krasner may have forced prosecutors to accept a false narrative "I have thus reluctantly concluded that Philadelphia's highest law enforcement official and one of his top assistants may have violated the law," said Judge Diamond in the memo.

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Krasner, and [his deputy Matthew] Stiegler to this District's United States Attorney's Office for investigation and other appropriate action.' Krasner has backed a man seeking to overturn his second-degree murder conviction through the DA's Conviction Integrity Unit.

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