You gotta Love Trump for a work around for failure of prosecution.

[Robert]

Deputized troopers may snarl MultCo's protest prosecution plans

https://www.koin.com/news/protests/oregon-state-police-troopers-federally-deputized-amid-renewed-portland-protest-response/

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — More and more questions have accumulated following the announcement that Oregon State Police troopers had been deputized by U.S. Marshals.

The move, which was made in response to the growing unrest in Portland, means a deputized OSP trooper can arrest someone for a federal crime and turn the case over to a federal prosecutor instead of a state prosecutor.

Doing so would essentially override Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Shmidt's policy of limited prosecution for certain charges related to the ongoing protests. Last month, Schmidt's office announced charges such as Interfering with a Police Officer or Criminal Trespass would not be prosecuted and people arrested for those crimes would be quickly released.

Lewis & Clark Law Professor Tung Yin said the workaround could spell more federal crimes coming out of the protests.

"Even if DA Mike Schmidt is taking a hands off approach of, 'Well, I'm not going to prosecute that case,' that person, theoretically, could face federal charges," said Yin.

[Bighead]

 

[Oss]

I said this should happen months ago

Glad someone listened finally

[old2soon]

        The limp willys in charge in those deez controlled strongholds might be gittin introduced to the New Sheriff in town! Bout freakin time. And they did Not want nor desire fed help! oops!  RIDE SAFE.

[Jess from VA]

And the Fed has the death penalty, and not Oregon (well, it's on the OR books but on moratorium and unused since 1962, so not really).

So State Police need federal deputization to have the support they need to do their jobs.

You just hope there's no nitwits sitting on the local Fed Dist Court. 

[Jersey mike]

I asked about this possibility a few days ago in a different thread.

Glad to see it's a legal action and happy to see it being used.

Now go get 'em boys!