Why couldn’t Congress’ private police force of 2,000 protect it from a mob of hundreds? Fri Jan 15, 2021
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. The Capitol Police have over 2,000 sworn officers. A police force dedicated to protecting Capitol Hill has more personnel in its service than the police forces of most of the country. Congress private cops are the 19th largest police force in the country. It’s a larger force than the police forces of Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, or Milwaukee with a massive $460 million budget.
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The top federal prosecutor for Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania will leave office two days after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in later this month.
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to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. I want to thank President Trump for appointing me as U.S. Attorney, Senators Toomey and Casey for recommending me for the position, and Attorneys General Barr and Sessions for leading the Department of Justice during my service, McSwain said in a statement. My overriding focus as U.S. Attorney was on pursuing justice in order to protect the community. I gave this job all that I had – all day, every day. While we’ve had many significant accomplishments during my tenure, the credit for these successes belongs to the hardworking, dedicated professionals at the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners.
U.S. Attorney McSwain to resign later this month amid presidential transition
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U.S. Attorney William McSwain
PHILADELPHIA - The top federal prosecutor in Philadelphia said Thursday he will step down next week when President Donald Trump leaves office.
U.S. Attorney William McSwain, a Trump appointee, plans to return to private practice.
McSwain sparred frequently during his tenure with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, an advocate of criminal justice reform.
McSwain pursued federal charges against Black Lives Matters activists who clashed with police during summer protests, blamed Krasner s progressive policies for an uptick in gun violence, and fought plans for a nonprofit group to open a medically supervised drug injection site.