As high-profile cases against Democratic officials collapse, legal experts warn of mounting institutional strain inside the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.
The failure was not subtle. It was decisive.
When a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to return an indictment sought by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro against six Democratic lawmakers, the outcome reverberated far beyond the courtroom. A unanimous refusal to indict is rare in high-profile federal prosecutions—and in political cases, even rarer.
The episode has intensified scrutiny of the Justice Department’s posture under President Donald Trump, raising broader questions about prosecutorial discretion, political pressure, and the durability of institutional guardrails.
