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DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, but juries, judges were unconvinced, AP analysis finds

DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, but juries, judges were unconvinced, AP analysis finds
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The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All of the dozen cases that made it to trial, most...

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