Carrie Johnson
speaker
1,251 appearances
127 recordings
4 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 4 Sep
Carrie Johnson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 108 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 20.
Appearances
Over the past month, grand juries in D.C.
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have refused to issue indictments at least seven times.
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That almost never happens because prosecutors exercise unusual control over the proceedings.
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Kevin Flynn worked in the U.S.
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Attorney's Office for 35 years.
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He says leaders in the DC office now are not using their discretion.
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The grand jury's refusal to indict on serious felony charges means sometimes defendants are charged with lesser misdemeanor crimes.
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US Attorney Janine Pierrot says the system's broken on many levels, and some grand jurors have become politicized and are refusing to follow the law.
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Joseph Terrell led the Justice Department's ethics office for years until he was fired without warning this month.
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Michael Gordon served as a federal prosecutor in DC and Florida with outstanding performance reviews until he was let go.
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Batty Hartman worked as a public affairs officer, writing press releases about cases involving the Capitol riot.
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Now all three are suing Attorney General Pam Bondi and the DOJ, alleging violations of the Administrative Procedure Act and simple due process.
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Their attorney, Abby Lowell, says they were terminated for political reasons, and the new case is about protecting the integrity of the legal system.
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The Justice Department did not give reasons for the firing site.
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presenting only the president's authority under the Constitution.
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Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
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