WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal magistrate judge on Thursday angrily accused Justice Department prosecutors of trampling on the civil rights of people arrested during President Donald Trump's law-enforcement surge in the nation's capital.

Judge Zia Faruqui, a former federal prosecutor, said leaders of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office have tarnished its reputation with how they are handling the deluge of cases. He said Pirro’s office is routinely bringing cases that don’t belong in federal court and needlessly keeping people in jail for days while they evaluate charges.

“It's not fair to say they're losing credibility. We're past that now,” Faruqui said. He later added, “There's no credibility left.”

The judge lambasted Pirro's office during a hearing at which he agreed to dismiss the fe

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