House Republicans highlighted deaths of slain police officers in a Philadelphia field hearing that laid blame at the feet of District Attorney Larry Krasner.
met in the city on Friday for its fourth hearing focused on urban crime, receiving testimony from family members of those officers who accused Krasner of giving criminals a “free pass.”
Democrats on the committee panned the hearing as an attempt to politicize the crime wave, which peaked during the pandemic and has since declined. Rep. Jerry Nadler , the ranking Democrat, denounced what he called “pure political theater designed to create a forced narrative” about his party ahead of the November elections.
“If our district attorney, prosecutors, and judges did their jobs, maybe he’d still be here today,” O’Connor said of her husband, holding back tears as she concluded her testimony. Scanlon responded that she was referring to the “actions of our colleagues,” not the witnesses, “whose pain is very real.”
Nonetheless, Krasner’s policies were central to the hearing as Republicans focused on everything from violent crime to retail theft. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan speaks to reporters after a field hearing on Philadelphia crime.
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