Hatami has been a vocal backer of the effort to recall current District Attorney George Gascón.
Hatami has been critical of Gascón and his policies since Gascón took office in 2020, particularly on his policies regarding special enhancements. Hatami has accused the DA of creating a hostile work environment, in which attorneys were forced to lie in court when dropping special enhancement allegations.
In 2021, Hatami sued Gascón, alleging that he'd been defamed, denied promotions and had his fitness to practice law questioned because he has been outspoken critic of Gascón's.Newly-elected DA George Gascón is once again under fire, this time within his own office. Last summer, when a convicted felon out on probation killed two El Monte police officers, Hatami said
"The sole reason or the only reason that the murderer of [Cpl.] Michael [Paredes] and [Officer] Joseph [Santana] was on probation to begin with is George Gascón," Hatami 's Elex Michaelson and Marla Tellez in June 2022. "This individual should never have been on probation. He wasn't a good candidate for probation, he failed probation multiple times, and any good DA would notice that.
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