Trump DOJ Has HAD It With Prosecutors Who Think Showing Up At Barack Obama's House With Guns And A Machete Is Some Kind Of 'Crime' - Above the Law

"following a sentencing memo proposing 27 months for January 6 alumnus Taylor Taranto. Outside of his January 6 resume, which earned him a pardon from Trump, Taranto was arrested after bringing " two guns, a machete and hundreds of rounds of ammunition " to Barack Obama's house - after Donald Trump posted the former president's address - and posting a picture of himself with the caption "We got these losers surrounded!""

"Taranto was found guilty of illegal gun possession and false information stemming from another public claim suggesting he was going to blow up the National Institute of Standards and Technology. But then Valdivia and White prepared a sentencing memo seeking 27 months and citing Taranto's participation in the January 6 "mob of rioters" while describing his criminal history. This description has the benefit of being, you know, entirely accurate."

"Savvy readers may be wondering if, given that this is a D.C. prosecution, the memo earned a sign off from boss Jeanine Pirro. As it happens, Pirro did approve the memo meaning she either saw nothing wrong with it or found herself too distracted by the bottled water situation in the office to read it. Which explains the NBC report that the decision to derail the careers of a couple rank-and-file prosecutors came directly from the White House."

The Department of Justice placed two D.C. prosecutors, Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White, on administrative leave after they prepared a sentencing memo recommending 27 months for Taylor Taranto. Taranto participated in the January 6 mob and faced separate charges for bringing two guns, a machete, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition to Barack Obama's house, posting threatening images and captions. Taranto was convicted of illegal gun possession and providing false information about plans to blow up the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Jeanine Pirro approved the memo, and NBC reported that the White House directed the decision to place the prosecutors on leave.

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