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As Trump cracks down on D.C. crime, grand juries emerge as a check on overreach

Grand jurors in Washington, D.C., have refused to indict at least a half-dozen people since federal agents and National Guard members spanned across the city.

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Carrie Johnson is a justice correspondent for the Washington Desk.