{"id":1836383,"date":"2023-02-06T07:50:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1836383"},"modified":"2023-02-06T07:54:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:54:00","slug":"virginia-ag-leads-effort-to-oust-far-left-das","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-ag-leads-effort-to-oust-far-left-das\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia AG Leads Effort to Oust Far-Left DAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-ag-leads-effort-to-oust-far-left-das%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1836383&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/100-10-12\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a><br \/>\n Jason Miyares, Attorney General, is leading the charge to get<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a><br \/>\n More involved in the race for district attorney to stop the spread liberal<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/criminal-justice-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reform of criminal justice<\/a><br \/>\n Local level<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives are trying to catch up on what was until recently an under-the radar campaign to elect liberal prosecutors, an effort which led to progressive district attorney everywhere from San Francisco and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/community-family\/youngkin-veto-bill-minor-gender-transition-without-parent-consent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YOUNGKIN WOULD VETO A BILL THAT CAN ALLOW MINORS to MAKE GENDER DECISIONS AFTER PARENTS REMAIN OFFENSIVE<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a lot of these left-wing special interest groups that will come in and they\u2019ve learned a very smart tactic,\u201d Miyares said the <i>Washington Examiner<\/i> In an interview this week. \u201cThey\u2019ve realized, \u2018I don\u2019t have to win a governor\u2019s mansion. I don\u2019t have to change control of my state Senate or my state assembly. I\u2019ve just got to go into certain areas, I\u2019ve got to elect very left-wing social justice warriors as these prosecutors.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miyares stated that liberal groups can make small donations to district attorney races, up to $100,000. \u201ca huge impact\u201d On the direction of law enforcement within a jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>Some areas have seen a rapid rise in crime.<\/p>\n<p>Miyares is the chair of Protecting Americans Action Fund. This political organization seeks to correct an imbalance in prosecutor campaigns over many years.<\/p>\n<p>Liberal billionaire George Soros has spent millions of dollars on dozens district attorney races<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2016\/08\/george-soros-criminal-justice-reform-227519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Since<\/a><br \/>\n At least 2016, At least 2016.<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/22\/george-soros-spent-40m-getting-lefty-district-attorneys-officials-elected-all-over-the-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find it<\/a><br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those prosecutors made controversial decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The Soros-backed district attorneys in Portland, Oregon are an example.<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/portland-da-wont-pursue-charges-against-most-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decent<\/a><br \/>\n The majority of cases involving rioters who damaged parts of the city several months prior to taking office in 2020 were dropped shortly after their arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Progressive DAs also stopped prosecuting certain types of crimes and sought lighter punishments than their predecessors when they were charged with more serious offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Miyares stated that his team \u201crealized \u2026 that there was a vacuum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe realized there was not another organization dedicated to elect these kind of commonsense prosecutors,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>Protecting Americans Action Fund with its partner non-profit group, The Protecting Americans Fund, raised $4,000,000 in 2022 to support prosecutor races. The group invested in more than 12 races and changed five districts attorney offices from liberal-to-conservative.<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/enforcethelaw.us\/news\/national-conservative-group-raises-4-million-to-elect-prosecutors-who-will-enforce-the-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans still have a lot of work to do to improve their influence on the critical number district attorney offices. The midterm election saw GOP candidates focusing more on crime, sometimes using the far-left position of the district attorneys to counter that.<\/p>\n<p>Former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York mounted a strong challenge for Democratic Gov. Kathy Kochul was defeated in the gubernatorial contest partly because of her association with Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney. Critics have accused Bragg of causing more crime in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Some state leaders can remove prosecutors who refuse to enforce certain laws.<\/p>\n<p>Florida&#8217;s Republican Governor. Ron DeSantis dismissed a Tampa district attorney because of statements made by the prosecutor regarding his plans not to pursue abortion-related crimes. The prosecutor<br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/federal-judge-decide-desantis-unlawfully-suspended-woke-prosecutor\/story?id=94356198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appealed<\/a><br \/>\n His termination.<\/p>\n<p>In other states, like Virginia, governors are limited in their ability to challenge decisions made by liberal district lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>Miyares stated that Republicans should talk about the emotional harm that crime can cause, and not just repeat statistics.<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE WASHINGTON XAMINER<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is so important to talk about \u2026 the victims in it,\u201d He said. \u201cI think sometimes, candidly, Republican candidates can sound like accountants, and they don\u2019t talk about the real impact these types of cases can have on individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t talk about the rise in larceny,\u201d Miyares was added. \u201cTalk about the small business owner who can\u2019t meet payroll because 10% to 15% of what\u2019s on their shelf is being stolen from them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Jason Miyares, Attorney General, is leading the charge to get Republicans More involved in the race for district attorney to stop the spread liberal Reform of criminal justice Local level Conservatives are trying to catch up on what was until recently an under-the radar campaign to elect liberal prosecutors, an effort which led to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1836386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[6045,4709,9566,5217,5514,5468],"class_list":["post-1836383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-das","tag-effort","tag-far-left","tag-leads","tag-oust","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1836383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1836386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1836383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1836383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1836383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}