Jonathan Turley says Krasner has "exhausted the patience of courts and the loyalty of staff"
Jonathan TurleyLaw professor at George Washington University Law School and legal commentator, writing on his personal site
Law professor Jonathan Turley wrote that Judge Diamond had reluctantly concluded Krasner and his assistant may have violated the law, summarised the findings on a pressure campaign against staff who raised concerns and on potential perjury, obstruction, false statements and conspiracy, and argued that Krasner had exhausted the patience of courts and the loyalty of his own staff. He framed the referral as the consequence of Krasner using the office to advance ideology.
“For a man who ran on the slogan "F around and find out," Larry Krasner may soon find out.”
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Did Larry Krasner Pressure Staff to Mislead a Federal Judge About a Murder-Conviction Appeal?
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Matthew Stiegler, chief of his office's Conviction Integrity Unit, may have pressured subordinate prosecutors to blame a departed colleague and present a false account to the court about an internal dispute over a 2022 concession in a habeas corpus case, and referred Krasner, Stiegler, and the District Attorney's Office to the U.S. Attorney's Office for investigation. Krasner disputes the judge's findings and says he will appeal.
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Commentary from a law professor who writes frequently on prosecutorial conduct. Turley notes that Judge Diamond reached his conclusion reluctantly, summarises the findings on the pressure campaign against staff and the potential perjury, obstruction, false statements and conspiracy, and argues Krasner has exhausted the patience of courts and the loyalty of his staff. The title plays on a slogan from Krasner's own campaign.
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Diamond had referred Krasner, Stiegler and the District Attorney's Office to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on September 15. Krasner said he respectfully and vigorously disagreed and would appeal.
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The referral does not constitute charges; legal experts quoted elsewhere noted that any federal investigation could take months or years and that no clearly equivalent precedent came to mind.
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Turley accepts the judge's account and criticises Krasner's conduct and its motive. The closest competing label is “Challenged the characterization”, because much of the post restates the court's findings rather than arguing independently. That loses because Turley adds his own evaluation, that Krasner has exhausted judicial patience and staff loyalty and used the office ideologically, which goes beyond summarising the ruling.
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