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In reply to the discussion: A judge has told the DOJ the felony charge is excessive [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(181,879 posts)33. Can Piro and the trump DOJ get an indictment on a sandwich crime? Piro has not had luck in a similar case
Federal prosecutors told a judge they had failed twice to secure an indictment against Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest.
She is just running cover for their crimes
— Angry Donkey News (@angrydonkeynews.bsky.social) 2025-08-15T06:42:56.579Z
US Attorney Pirro's office admits grand jury refused ICE interference charges â twice
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https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/us-attorney-jeanine-pirros-office-admits-grand-jury-refused-charges-against-dc-woman-twice-sydney-reid-dc-jail/65-dc64747e-a8d4-4ad9-89e2-f6317f0fa2bd
WASHINGTON Federal prosecutors twice sought a grand jury indictment against a D.C. woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE inmate transfer and were twice rejected, the U.S. Attorneys Office admitted in court Thursday.
Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey revealed the denials to attorneys for Sydney Lori Reid and later granted their request to remove all bond conditions and release her on her own recognizance over prosecutors objections. He will resume a preliminary hearing on Friday afternoon to determine whether to dismiss the case entirely.
Two presentations to the grand jury returned no bill both times, Harvey said. Suggesting the evidence is wanting, given the standard for indictment is probable cause. Suggesting the government may never get an indictment.
Grand juries are tasked with deciding only whether there is a reasonable basis to support charging someone with a crime a much lower burden for prosecutors than the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard of criminal juries and typically make their decisions after hearing evidence only from the government. At the federal level, grand juries return indictments, or true bills, in the vast majority of cases.
Reid, 44, was charged last month with an enhanced felony version of an assault charge that requires inflicting bodily injury on a federal officer and carries a maximum sentence of up to eight years in prison. The charge is the same offense filed this week against a former DOJ employee accused of throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent.
Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey revealed the denials to attorneys for Sydney Lori Reid and later granted their request to remove all bond conditions and release her on her own recognizance over prosecutors objections. He will resume a preliminary hearing on Friday afternoon to determine whether to dismiss the case entirely.
Two presentations to the grand jury returned no bill both times, Harvey said. Suggesting the evidence is wanting, given the standard for indictment is probable cause. Suggesting the government may never get an indictment.
Grand juries are tasked with deciding only whether there is a reasonable basis to support charging someone with a crime a much lower burden for prosecutors than the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard of criminal juries and typically make their decisions after hearing evidence only from the government. At the federal level, grand juries return indictments, or true bills, in the vast majority of cases.
Reid, 44, was charged last month with an enhanced felony version of an assault charge that requires inflicting bodily injury on a federal officer and carries a maximum sentence of up to eight years in prison. The charge is the same offense filed this week against a former DOJ employee accused of throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent.
Piro is so bad at her job that she cannot indict a ham sandwich. It will be fun to see is she brings Sean Dunn to a grand jury for a real sandwich indictment
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Great! He throws a sandwich and five goons are running after him as if it were an assault weapon
question everything
Aug 2025
#1
If the sandwich had bacon that would've qualified it as a club, and this could've been more serious.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2025
#12
Its not over...tRump just deputized all subway employees in the city to serve on special sub chucking patrols
ImNotGod
Aug 2025
#3
I hope SNL brings back Cecily Strong for some guest appearances in the new season.
tanyev
Aug 2025
#8
Pretty sure if I got pulled over for speeding & hurled food at the cop, I would be facing more than a dry cleaning bill.
MichMan
Aug 2025
#21
Can Piro and the trump DOJ get an indictment on a sandwich crime? Piro has not had luck in a similar case
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2025
#33