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Sara Kropf

@sarakropf.bsky.social

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I defend people. Lawyer/DC resident/Nats + Ravens fan/blogger on white collar criminal defense stuff. My kids think I’m weird. #StatehoodNow kmlawfirm.com

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Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 1d

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Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 5d

This could be a whole thread of bad vegetarian meals. How about the “here’s a whole unseasoned portobello mushroom”?

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 5d

Oh. Oh dear.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 5d

Could be worse. You could be vegetarian. “Oh great, pasta primavera. Again.”

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 5d

Plus veterans get access to commissaries so they are hurting more than just active duty personnel.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 6d

Ok I admit that I had to look up both those references — but yes!

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 6d

My kids rode metro alone starting from about age 10 — in 2015.

Joel Siegel @joelsiegel.bsky.social · 7d

Rep. Lisa McClain, on CNN, praising President Trump for deploying the National Guard to Washington:

"My daughter could actually ride the Metro for the first time since she has been in DC."

[Her daughter is 22]

Reposted by Sara Kropf

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 7d

I would like to request the the members of the National Guard still inexplicably deployed to DC kindly remember to walk to the left and stand to the right on the escalator

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 7d

And magistrate appoints our first-rate Federal Public Defender to act as co-counsel.

This is completely insane.

Go present it to another federal grand jury if you want, USAO. But it is crazy to ask a local/"state" GJ to indict on a fed charge and then take the indictment to fed court.

/fin

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 7d

Magistrate refuses to take the grand jury return: "another first in this District." (I didn't know this could happen?)

Magistrate orders briefing "as to whether this Court has jurisdiction to return a federal indictment on only federal charges returned by a local grand jury."

/5

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 7d

"Not to mention, this only deepens the growing mistrust of the actions of prosecutors. That is a sentiment that was once unthinkable, but the irregular is now the regular."

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" The undersigned will not rubberstamp the breaking of decades-long norms and the rule of law."
/4

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 7d

The USAO then takes the indictment from the LOCAL grand jury on a FEDERAL charge to FEDERAL court.

USAO: "Hi, here's indictment to return. Just sign real quick, thx."

Magistrate: <reviewing doc> "um, wtf?"

He writes, "At a minimum, this is very unseemly; more than likely, it is unlawful."

/3

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 7d

In this case, a federal grand jury refused to indict on gun possession charges.

Undeterred, DC USAO goes to a LOCAL grand jury in DC (local) Superior Court and get the LOCAL GJ to indict on FEDERAL charge.

Superior Ct has separate grand jury process from DDC. They are different courts!
/2

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 7d

Insane things happening in the DC US Attorney's Office.

For those unfamiliar, the office handles both federal cases and nearly all of DC local criminal cases -- like a DA.

USAO got local jury to indict on fed charge and then tried to return local indictment in fed court.

Judge: Um, no.

/1

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 11d

That’s definitely true. But I wonder how much benefit of the doubt this prosecutor will get.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 11d

Agreed though I wonder how many are actual trial lawyers? And have experience in EDVA where the judges will crush you if you don’t know local practice. Not a great place to be a newbie.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 11d

Speedy trial, here we come. 70 days from indictment so trial could be as soon as Dec 4. Motions practice could slow that down but there’s a strong strategy to make USAO try the case quickly if no career folks are on it and only Hallagan.

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 11d

As of this afternoon, not a single career DOJ attorney has entered an appearance in the case against former FBI Director James Comey. Only the newly-appointed U.S. attorney is listed. That's extremely unusual.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 12d

For no particular reason … my musings on the vindictive prosecution defense. kmlawfirm.com/2025/03/11/s...

Selective/Vindictive Prosecution Defenses to “Political” Criminal Charges: Looks Are Deceiving | Kropf Moseley Schmitt

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 13d

And Covington stepping up big time. Great to see this lineup of nonprofits and big law pushing back.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 15d

I keep thinking that staffers in the White House have a bet as to what is the stupidest/most ridiculous “fact” they can “mention” around him and then see in a press briefing later that day.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 15d

More dudes like this plz.

Thx.

Nathan Edwards @grackle.space · 16d

dudes rock

Tumblr post from every-lemon
Sep 8

so my spouse is part of a weirdly intense but mostly benign men's workout group that meets at like, 5:30am outside every day, even in winter. they do a lot of burpees and lugging cinder blocks up hills and stuff.
they take turns leading the workouts and tomorrow is his turn. I asked what he was planning. he handed me a sheet of William Carlos William poems from a large stack he'd printed.
I said "what" and he explained, helpfully, "it's a William Carlos William themed workout." I asked what inspired it and he said "l've been planning this for months."

Follow up tumblr post
every-lemon
Sep 9
it was a smash hit.
a dozen guys showed up (more than usual). spouse brought a red wheelbarrow and they took turns bringing cinder blocks up the hill with it. then they broke up in teams and did a relay with an "icebox" (cooler filled with 40lbs of ice). at the end he opened the cooler to reveal it was full of beach plum lacroix and all the guys cheered. they drank sparkling water as he read 'approach of winter' out loud.
he was home by 6:30am.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 15d

See when you start talking about “entrapment,” you are also admitting the conduct itself. (Though likely not criminal intent.)

jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 15d

release the homan files

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 15d

My puppy would have a field day if a challah loaf showed up on a walk.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 17d

I have no doubt that we will see DOJ announce a rash of investigations into Dem congressional candidates by mid 2026 - in time for midterms. I’m less sure we will see indictments because (1) DOJ has been all talk and DOJ knows courts are a check; and (2) DOJ cannot muster probable cause.

Sara Kropf @sarakropf.bsky.social · 19d

Yes — it’s like, “can they break it beyond the repairs that are possible using our current tools?”