Sara Kropf
@sarakropf.bsky.social
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
In DC, we have been hearing many of these stories one by one. To see them all in one place, to see that the trickle of corruption is a flood, to see DOJ perverted this way …is chilling.
Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In DC, we have been hearing many of these stories one by one. To see them all in one place, to see that the trickle of corruption is a flood, to see DOJ perverted this way …is chilling.
Rule 6(e) is pretty clear on this point. MUST BE RECORDED. And govt would have to show an “unintentional failure” to maintain the validity of the indictment.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Rule 6(e) is pretty clear on this point. MUST BE RECORDED. And govt would have to show an “unintentional failure” to maintain the validity of the indictment.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
It’s nice to joy scroll instead of doom scroll for a change.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It’s nice to joy scroll instead of doom scroll for a change.
I’ve been handling criminal matters for 25 years or so and I’m …. at a loss.
In USA v Comey, "for the avoidance of doubt," AG Pam Bondi purports to retroactively appoint Halligan under a different statute and to "ratify" her grand jury presentation & signature on the indictment—a month after the statute of limitation ran out.
November 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I’ve been handling criminal matters for 25 years or so and I’m …. at a loss.
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You can curse daylight saving time, daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, and/or daylight time.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
You can curse daylight saving time, daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, and/or daylight time.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
Mad Max on the mound for Game 7. Gonna be wild. He’s probably still mad that he can’t bat.
2019 feels like a lifetime ago, but Max Scherzer starting game 7 of the World Series still gives me all the feels. As a fellow old guy I hope he has at least one more special performance in the tank. The matchup with Shohei is absolute cinema.
November 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Mad Max on the mound for Game 7. Gonna be wild. He’s probably still mad that he can’t bat.
Timeline cleanse. Ruby, almost 6 months. Yes, she’s winking at you.
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Timeline cleanse. Ruby, almost 6 months. Yes, she’s winking at you.
An excellent (and historically fascinating) thread. We don’t have to give in to divisiveness. We are better together.
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
An excellent (and historically fascinating) thread. We don’t have to give in to divisiveness. We are better together.
I recall a tan suit being an issue.
i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I recall a tan suit being an issue.
I love this.
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I love this.
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
Thank you spam texter, thank you.
October 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thank you spam texter, thank you.
My kids rode metro alone starting from about age 10 — in 2015.
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]
"My daughter could actually ride the Metro for the first time since she has been in DC."
[Her daughter is 22]
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My kids rode metro alone starting from about age 10 — in 2015.
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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
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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
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
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
October 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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
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
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.
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.
September 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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.
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
kmlawfirm.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
For no particular reason … my musings on the vindictive prosecution defense. kmlawfirm.com/2025/03/11/s...
More dudes like this plz.
Thx.
Thx.
September 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
More dudes like this plz.
Thx.
Thx.
See when you start talking about “entrapment,” you are also admitting the conduct itself. (Though likely not criminal intent.)
September 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
See when you start talking about “entrapment,” you are also admitting the conduct itself. (Though likely not criminal intent.)
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.
September 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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.
National Guard in downtown DC. Keeping ….the Hermes store safe. This is in CityCenter where Stephen Miller used to have a condo.
September 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
National Guard in downtown DC. Keeping ….the Hermes store safe. This is in CityCenter where Stephen Miller used to have a condo.
Timeline cleanse. Ruby age 4 months.
September 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Timeline cleanse. Ruby age 4 months.