For some readers, Trump’s tweet probably conjured images of troops in the streets. But some Republicans close to law enforcement have been thinking about what the feds might do to improve things in Chicago. From one of those Republicans, here is a list:
1. Instruct U.S. Attorney to prosecute all criminal defendants who commit crimes with a gun for 5-year mandatory minimum sentence. See Project Exile. Same for felons in possession.
2. Take control of DOJ civil rights division investigation (investigation was asked for by Rahm and Durbin) to prevent another ridiculous consent decree from being agreed to by Rahm and approved by a court. This would stop the court from putting an ACLU type in charge of monitoring the police.
3. Go to court to try and reverse Rahm’s settlement with ACLU that requires a cop to fill out a form describing his reasonable suspicion for stopping and frisking a suspect. This would tell cops that it’s OK to do their jobs again.
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