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Last I saw 52 people had been arrested. In interviews on C-SPAN last night, the DC Attorney General (an elected official by the city) made clear that many of y
by InitialLastName 6y ago
Last I saw 52 people had been arrested.
In interviews on C-SPAN last night, the DC Attorney General (an elected official by the city) made clear that many of yesterday's actions fall under his jurisdiction, but that (because DC is a federal district directly controlled by the executive branch) he is only able to operate under the guidance of the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, a Trump appointee named Michael Sherwin [0]
[0] https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/meet-us-attorney https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/meet-us-attorney