Morning Jolt: Progressive Prosecutors’ Record of Unmitigated Failure

TODAY'S JOLT IS SPONSORED BY
PUTNAM BOOKS

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

December 11 2024

Progressive Prosecutors' Record of Unmitigated Failure

On the menu today: The stars align for a news cycle focused on crime and the streets of New York — the much-deserved acquittal of Daniel Penny; the upcoming prosecution of the murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; and a move to dismiss the conviction of Donald Trump from earlier this year. As American cities gradually defenestrate their woefully destructive progressive prosecutors, a couple of Trump's most ardent and high-profile foes start to look like tragic Shakespearian figures — willing to bend every rule, cut every corner, and sacrifice everything in pursuit of their target, only to see that obsessive single-mindedness enable him to slip away when it mattered most. Read on.

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