Executive director of Straight Ahead and the Abolitionist Law Center; lecturer of law, University of Pennsylvania.
Case
A federal judge found Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner and a top aide may have pressured staff to mislead the court over a 2022 murder-case concession, referring both to federal prosecutors. Krasner disputes the findings and plans to appeal.
Role at the time: Executive director, Straight Ahead
Statement summary
Robert Saleem Holbrook said the referral is a politically motivated continuation of efforts to remove Krasner.
“This is unfortunately a continuation of the right's assault on DA Krasner and the policies that he's implemented. This is a judge using an internal conflict in the office to further the objective of removing Krasner from office.”
Holbrook does not dispute the specific facts found by Judge Diamond, but reframes the referral itself as a politically motivated continuation of efforts to remove Krasner rather than a neutral legal action -- disputing the characterization of the referral's motivation rather than defending the underlying conduct or denying it outright.
Statement dates: September 16, 2026
