A former federal prosecutor expressed surprise on Monday at a jury’s “staggering new rebuke” of one of President Donald Trump’s hand-picked prosecutors.
Last week, a federal jury acquitted 33-year-old Jacob Winkler, who had been charged by Trump’s Department of Justice with crimes related to shining a green laser at the presidential helicopter last year. The case was brought by former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, who currently serves as the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C.
According to reports, the jury deliberated for just 35 minutes before reaching a verdict.
Glenn Kirschner, a former assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., reacted to the ruling in a new video for his podcast, *Justice Matters*. He described the outcome as a “staggering new rebuke” of Pirro.
“Every hour spent on this case was an hour not spent addressing real threats to our community,” Kirschner said. He added, “But for 12 jurors sitting in a wooden box as the conscience of the community to conclude like that that the prosecutor just completely failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt — it’s pretty unusual because we tend not to bring extraordinarily weak cases.”
Kirschner further stated that Pirro’s prosecution demonstrated the government “failed miserably in its duty, its responsibility, its obligation to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”
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