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Federal prosecutors pursued felony assault cases against protest participants but struggled to secure convictions. Judges and juries repeatedly rejected the government's charges, signaling doubt about the legal basis for prosecutions.
Federal prosecutors pursued felony assault charges against protest participants, but judges and juries have repeatedly rejected the government's case. This isn't a single failed trial—it's a pattern of conviction failures. The government brought serious charges; the courts kept finding the evidence or legal theory inadequate.
When juries reject felony assault charges, they're saying either the evidence doesn't meet the threshold or the defendant's actions don't actually fit the charge. This matters because the DOJ has been aggressive in pursuing felony charges against January 6 participants and other protest cases. Repeated losses suggest the government is either charging behavior that doesn't legally constitute felony assault, or the proof is weak. Either way, it signals juries aren't willing to rubber-stamp the government's framing of protest activity as serious violent crime.
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