<p>A Los Angeles jury has awarded $1.5 million to prosecutor Shawn Randolph after she claimed that District Attorney <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/newsom-ducks-judging-george-gascon-as-soft-on-crime-da-faces-recall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Gascon</a> retaliated against her for questioning his policies.</p>
<p>According to the suit Randolph filed in October of 2021, she was given a transfer that she claimed was punitive after she raised questions about Gascon&#8217;s criminal justice reform policies – policies that critics have said amount to him simply being &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/f-george-gascon-young-mother-who-was-carrying-baby-when-teenage-driver-hit-her-lashes-out/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soft</a>&#8221; on crime.</p>
<p>Fox News National correspondent Bill Melugin shared the update in a tweet, noting that Randolph&#8217;s lawsuit was one of many such suits accusing Gascon&#8217;s office of retaliation.</p>
<p>&#8220;<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">BREAKING: A Los Angeles jury has just awarded prosecutor Shawn Randolph $1.5 million after she sued DA </span><span class="r-18u37iz">@GeorgeGascon</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">, alleging retaliation &amp; punitive transfer after speaking out against his policies. This verdict is the first of 17 lawsuits against Gascon alleging retaliation,&#8221; Melugin tweeted.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In early 2021 when I still worked at <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOXLA</a>, L.A. County quietly settled with prosecutor Richard Doyle for a sum in the high six figures the day after I aired an investigation about Gascon’s alleged retaliation against Doyle for refusing to drop an <a href="https://t.co/pC0AdfFpqZ">https://t.co/pC0AdfFpqZ</a>…</p>
<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1632903109788725249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Melugin went on to note that <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/la-county-settles-with-veteran-prosecutor-after-fox-11-report-details-allegations-of-gascon-retaliation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another prosecutor</a> — Richard Doyle — had filed a similar suit against Gascon&#8217;s office that was settled quietly for a six-figure payout in 2021. Doyle claimed that he had been transferred after objecting to Gascon&#8217;s decision to drop a case involving three people who had attempted to wreck a train during an anti-police protest.</p>
<p>Melugin&#8217;s tweet triggered a response from Twitter owner Elon Musk, who asked whether Gascon was the villain from &#8220;Beauty and the Beast — only to be quickly corrected by former Trump attorney and adviser Jenna Ellis.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gaston <a href="https://t.co/T1QNUehOjv">pic.twitter.com/T1QNUehOjv</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jenna Ellis (@realJennaEllis) <a href="https://twitter.com/realJennaEllis/status/1632903317222195200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Gascon&#8217;s office released a statement following Monday&#8217;s verdict — which was published in a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/george-gascon-critic-awarded-1-5-million-in-workplace-retaliation-lawsuit-shawn-randolph/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from CBS News — maintaining that everything they had done had been above-board and in an effort to serve the best interests of the people. The statement also left the door open for a possible future appeal.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are disappointed by the jury&#8217;s verdict, and stand by our decision to reassign this and other attorneys to new positions within the office,&#8221; Gascon&#8217;s office said in a statement. &#8220;As any manager will tell you, moving around personnel in order to improve the level of representation this community receives is absolutely critical to a functioning office. We will consider our options over the next several days.&#8221;</p>

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