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Feds move to drop charges in cases after Trump re-ups L.A. prosecutor

Feds move to drop charges in cases after Trump re-ups L.A. prosecutor

Just hours after the Trump administration moved to extend U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli’s term as Los Angeles’ top federal law enforcement official, prosecutors moved to dismiss charges in a pair of controversial criminal cases, including one involving a donor to the president. In a motion filed late Tuesday, federal prosecutors sought to dismiss an indictment accusing Andrew Wiederhorn, former chief …

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