Soros-backed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx preemptively announced she won’t prosecute “peaceful” protesters at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
This sudden shift toward leniency contradicts the stance she took in April, according to Wirepoints.
While focusing on “peaceful” protesters, Foxx also announced in advance that she won’t prosecute anyone arrested for misdemeanors such as disorderly conduct, public demonstration, unlawful gathering, criminal trespass to state-supported land, and even curfew charges.
This policy isn’t new. The prosecutor, who received a $408,000 donation from a George Soros super PAC in 2016, has upheld it since at least the 2020 riots, releasing hundreds of protesters over the years—even those involved in property damage.
Despite her current stance on leniency, Foxx took a tougher tone in April when she told the Chicago Tribune that her previous policy, outlined in a November 15 memo, would be set aside, suggesting that protesters could face arrests.
The Tribune reported that Foxx “was clear that her Nov. 15 memo wouldn’t apply during that time.”
However, that no longer seems to be the case. It appears the lenient November 15 policy is back in place.
On Sunday, Foxx told The Triibe that her office doesn’t prosecute protesters.
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