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ToxMarz

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7. I think it is common for States to defer to the federal government in prosecuting case where both have jurisdiction

Reply to JPK (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 10:21 PM

15 hrs ago

If the fed comes in they prosecute first and often the states don't go through the motions after they have been convicted. I think going forward Trump has made it imperative that the states also follow through on their prosecutions or risk having a criminal grifter as president pardoning these criminals. If the states had also prosecuted, they would still face their state sentences.

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