VA man who attacked congressional staffers had previous assault charges dismissed by Soros prosecutor.

Virginia Man Arrested for Assaulting Democratic Congressman’s Staff

Attacker Previously Arrested for Assaulting Police Officers

Fairfax City Police arrested Xuan Kha Tran Pham on Monday for assaulting two of Rep. Gerry Connolly’s staffers with a baseball bat. However, this is not Pham’s first run-in with the law. In January 2022, he attacked two local police officers, stealing at least one officer’s stun gun in the process. Despite this, Fairfax County commonwealth’s attorney Steve Descano (D.) dropped all charges against Pham, including resisting arrest and assault on law enforcement, after he completed a mental health treatment program.

“The original incident stemmed from a mental health crisis and charges were [dropped] as part of an agreement that ensured the defendant was receiving mental health services and complying with treatment,” Descano told ABC7.

Controversial Decisions from Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office

Descano’s handling of Pham’s arrest is just one of many controversial decisions made by the commonwealth’s attorney’s office. In 2020, Descano significantly reduced charges against a man arrested for abduction, who went on to murder two homeless men in two East Coast cities. The murderer would have been in prison at the time of his high-profile attacks if not for Descano, who took office in 2020 thanks in part to a six-figure donation from Soros’s Justice and Public Safety PAC.

The Soros PAC seeks to elect individuals who will give more lenient sentences to criminals and made similarly hefty donations to Loudoun County commonwealth’s attorney Buta Biberaj (D.) and Arlington County commonwealth’s attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti (D.). The three left-wing Virginia prosecutors have come under fire for pushing soft-on-crime policies and lenient sentencing guidelines amid a nationwide spike in homicides and other offenses.

Pham Charged with Aggravated Malicious Wounding and Malicious Wounding

Pham now faces charges of aggravated malicious wounding and malicious wounding for his attack on Connolly’s staffers, one of whom was an intern on her first day on the job. He was also arrested on hate crime charges for allegedly attacking a white woman with a bat earlier the same day.

Similar Incidents in Recent Weeks

Monday’s attack comes just weeks after a man attempted to murder a Republican Senate staffer with a knife on the streets of Washington, D.C. Court records show that Glynn P. Neal had been released from prison just one day before he stabbed a senior staffer for Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) in broad daylight. Neal, who was arrested in 2011 for pimping and threatening to murder his girlfriend and her friend, had been given a reduced 12-year sentence with 5 years of supervised release.

Lists of Left-Wing Virginia Prosecutors

• Fairfax County commonwealth’s attorney Steve Descano (D.)
• Loudoun County commonwealth’s attorney Buta Biberaj (D.)
• Arlington County commonwealth’s attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti (D.)

Takeaway

The recent attacks and controversial decisions from left-wing Virginia prosecutors have raised concerns about their soft-on-crime policies and lenient sentencing guidelines. It remains to be seen how these incidents will impact future elections and the criminal justice system as a whole.