House Judiciary: NYC DAs Downgraded Charges

A 22-page House Judiciary Committee report alleges New York City prosecutors trimmed charges against non-citizens so they could avoid deportation. Fox News says the report describes an immigration specialist in Melinda Katz's office who negotiates "immigration-safe" plea deals, and a 2022 memo from Alvin Bragg allegedly points the same way. At a Manhattan press conference, Letitia James, Katz and Eric Gonzalez gave answers that answered nothing. I've gotten straighter talk from a heifer at the chute. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, and a lighter charge doesn't change what happened. Katz's office told the New York Post it charges any illegal firearm case at the highest level possible, which is more than the press conference managed.