PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia’s top prosecutor has warned that federal law enforcement officers will be charged criminally if they unlawfully assault or kidnap anyone in the city.District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, issued a statement Monday after President Donald Trump suggested he might deploy federal agents to Philadelphia.
Republican Trump said at the White House on Monday that he was “going to do something,” listing Philadelphia and several other cities he said were all run by liberal Democrats.Krasner’s statement noted his father and uncles served in the military during World War II to fight fascism.
He said charging federal officers who commit crimes of assault and kidnapping is “the least we can do” to honor people who opposed.