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Biden Admin Clearing Remaining Federal Charges Against Portland Rioters, Most Get Probation, Community Service

Emily Zanotti
Biden Admin Clearing Remaining Federal Charges Against Portland Rioters, Most Get Probation, Community Service
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The Biden administration has been busy clearing the docket of federal cases levied against Portland rioters who threatened a federal courthouse last summer and provoked a federal response, both on the ground and from the Attorney General’s office.

The Wall Street Journal reported late last week that the federal government has dropped nearly half of all cases against suspected Portland rioters. Most of the remaining cases will not go to trial and many of the defendants will receive lenient penalties: probation and community service.

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