A federal judge excoriated the Justice Department over its handling of criminal cases during the Trump administration's ongoing federal takeover of Washington, D.C., saying at a hearing Thursday that the department has brought "embarrassment and shame" on the government during its "rush" to charge individuals.

U.S. District Judge Zia Faruqui apologized to Edward Dana, a man who was charged for what the Justice Department and U.S. Secret Service said was a threat to kill President Trump last month. Dana spent a week in jail, only to have the charges against him dropped Thursday.

Faruqui said the U.S. is "past the point of constitutional crisis," as the Trump administration "is playing cops and robbers, like children" during the federal takeover of Washington's police department.

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