Prosecutor Claimed L.A.’s Soft-On-Crime DA Exiled Her For Speaking Out — She Just Won $1.5 Mil

After Shawn Randolph claimed she was the District Attorney, a Los Angeles jury awarded Shawn Randolph $1.5 Million. George Gascon He retaliated against her because she questioned his policies.

According to the suit Randolph filed in October of 2021, she was given a transfer that she claimed was punitive after she raised questions about Gascon’s criminal justice reform policies – policies that critics have said amount to him simply being “soft” On crime.

Fox News National correspondent Bill Melugin posted the tweet update. It noted that Randolph was among many lawsuits against Gascon accusing Gascon office of retaliation.

“BREAKING: A Los Angeles jury has just awarded prosecutor Shawn Randolph $1.5 million after she sued DA @GeorgeGascon, alleging retaliation & punitive transfer after speaking out against his policies. This verdict is the first of 17 lawsuits against Gascon alleging retaliation,” Melugin tweets

Early 2021, when I worked as a freelancer. @FOXLAL.A. County settled quietly with Richard Doyle, a prosecutor, for six figures. This was just a day after I reported on Gascon’s alleged retaliation for Doyle refusing to drop the analogue. https://t.co/pC0AdfFpqZ… https://t.co/rfSml8ZNac

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) March 7, 2023

Melugin continued to observe that another prosecutor — Richard Doyle — had filed a similar suit against Gascon’s office that was settled quietly for a six-figure payout in 2021. Doyle claimed he was being transferred following objections to Gascon’s decision not to dismiss a case that involved three persons who tried to derail a train in an anti-police protest.

Melugin’s tweet triggered a response from Twitter owner Elon Musk, who asked whether Gascon was the villain from “Beauty and the Beast — only to be quickly corrected by former Trump attorney and adviser Jenna Ellis.

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— Jenna Ellis 🇺🇸 (@JennaEllisEsq) March 7, 2023

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Gascon’s office released a statement following Monday’s verdict — which was published in a report from CBS News — maintaining that everything they had done had been above-board and in an effort to serve the best interests of the people. This statement left room for future appeals.

“We are disappointed by the jury’s verdict, and stand by our decision to reassign this and other attorneys to new positions within the office,” Gascon’s Office issued a statement. “As any manager will tell you, moving around personnel in order to improve the level of representation this community receives is absolutely critical to a functioning office. We will consider our options over the next several days.”

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