Federal grand juries in the nation’s capital have refused to indict suspects in at least seven cases tied to President Donald Trump ’s federal crime crackdown, including individuals accused of threatening to assassinate the president and assaulting law enforcement officers.

The string of refusals has raised concerns among legal experts and United States Attorney Jeanine Pirro about whether Washington jurors are engaging in jury nullification, or using their votes to express political opposition to the Trump administration’s aggressive law enforcement tactics in the District of Columbia.

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