As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's takeover of policing in Washington, members of the military are also set to take on prosecutorial roles handling civilian crimes. "To the extent the U.S. Attorney’s Office has a shortage of lawyers, this administration did itself no favors by firing qualified prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases and pushing out others by pursuing such an obviously political agenda," said former Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan Ballou, who worked on Jan. 6 cases. "It sounds like the U.S. attorney is trying to import both staff and credibility; I don’t think it’ll work."
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