Paul Davies is an American journalist and opinion writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer. He previously reported for The Wall Street Journal and the Philadelphia Daily News and has taught journalism at Temple University and the University of Delaware.
Role at the time: Inquirer opinion writer and former court reporter, in a signed August 31 column
Condemned
Statement summary
Davies criticizes the conduct described by three prosecutors at the August 27 hearing. He says their testimony depicted an office that seemed more focused on shielding itself than pursuing justice.
“The three prosecutors provided alarming testimony detailing how Krasner avoided using his official office email and threatened them.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)The day Larry Krasner's office was put on trial by his own prosecutorsPaul Davies signed column, section on testimony about email practices and threats
Why we used this label
The reference point is alleged pressure on staff and efforts to mislead the court about the Johnson appeal. Davies uses his own critical evaluation of the testimony and the office's conduct.
A federal judge disqualified Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner and a top aide from a murder-conviction appeal, declined to disqualify the District Attorney's Office, and referred all three to federal prosecutors, writing they may have violated the law. Krasner disputes the findings and plans to appeal.
