Some face serious criminal charges for minor violations in Trump's D.C. crime crackdown

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM PDT

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with former federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., Dan Zachem, about how the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. is pressing for maximum charges for those arrested in President Trump’s crackdown on crime in the capital.

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