DOJ attorney who led prosecution of anti-Trump protesters hit with ethics charges
WASHINGTON — A Justice Department attorney who led the attempted prosecution of hundreds of anti-Trump and anti-fascist protesters swept up in a mass arrest on the day of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration is facing rare ethics charges, with the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel alleging she hid exculpatory evidence from the defendants, edited videos to omit crucial context and then lied in court about her actions.