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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Trump is a felon who belongs behind bars, and his administration is off to a corrupt start. But why would we expect local crime in D.C. to soar under his administration? That's just not something the president usually has any effect on one way or the other.[/quote]

Is this a joke? The president appoints the U.S. attorney who oversees prosecution of nearly all violent crime in DC. The last two (one appointed by Trump, one by Biden) have been catastrophes in terms of going after violent criminals. So yes, the president has a massive effect on crime in DC.[/quote]

Why would it soar above where it was under Trump in his first term or under Biden, though? [/quote]

Crime in DC started to rise during Trump's first term, and it's directly tied to the USAO's rising declination rate. That rise continued under Biden. Seriously, go look at arrest records that are publicly available online. The number of criminals who tell police something along the lines of "just no-paper me so I can go back to what I was doing" is pretty amazing. They know that in most cases, they'll face zero punishment. [/quote]
The uptick in crime during Trump 1 was more driven by Karl Racine and how he chose to handle juveniles being charged with serious, violent crime. So much of DCs violence is driven by people under 18 and Racine sent the message loud and clear that there would be no meaningful accountability for juvenile criminals. [/quote]

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