by Bob Walsh
The Trump Administration, via A. G. Jeff Sessions, has just sent out a threat letter to 23 jurisdictions around the country, including Berkeley, San Francisco and the formerly great state of California, threatening subpoenas if they don't hand over documentation related to their communication with federal authorities over immigration/sanctuary city issues.
The focus of the feds seems to be, for now at least, aimed at specific individuals who were released from custody after a conviction rather than be turned over to ICE and who then went on to commit further criminal acts. As long as Sessions keeps the focus on these particular situations and is in fact WILLING to enforce his subpoena, to the point of sending in U. S. Marshalls with orders to seize documents (and arrest people who interfere) I think he will get a lot of traction, at least with the Trump base.
At some point if the feds are serious they are going to have to thump some heads, figuratively for sure and maybe literally. They should pick their fight carefully, make sure of their footing, and then make their move. When people ask you "Are you willing to fight, and maybe die, on this hill?" if you are serious as some point you have to say YES. If you don't, you are just a candy ass.
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