In his reelection race, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) is facing a proud “progressive prosecutor” who took a light approach on criminals — including child abusers and a nurse who hurt premature infants — he explained during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.
\n\n“My opponent is the prosecutor in Henrico County, and she is a progressive prosecutor,” Wittman, serving in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, said of Shannon Taylor. He noted that she “proudly displays that moniker.”
\n\n“She is joined with the progressive prosecutor in Fairfax County, Steve Descano, who is famous. You know, he has testified before the Judiciary Committee, famous for you know releasing criminals, for going easy on criminals,” he said, explaining that Taylor is “the same way.”
\n\n“It’s incredible some of the cases. I have to give the listeners some examples. She had a sexual offender — somebody that sexually assaulted children, had nine felony counts against this individual, and she decided, well, no, I’m not going to pursue them as a felony count. I’m going to pursue them as a misdemeanor, which is nothing more than a traffic ticket,” he said.
\n\nAs a result, that individual only received one year in jail and was not required to…
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