The two staffers, according to a source with knowledge of the incident, are deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale and Michel Picard, a member of Trump’s advance team.
Does the employee really have to press charges? A federal law was broken and there is ample evidence. Many, if not most laws don’t require the victim to press charges.
Prosecutors are generally somewhat accommodating of victim/witness preferences, because being subpoenaed to testify in open court can be intimidating in even low profile cases. And forcing a person to testify against their will generally isn’t a good trial strategy for winning cases.
The penalty for filming in Arlington is a fine and up to 6 months in jail. Jail time is very unlikely, and there’s no indication of what the fine would/should be, but the bad press would be worse than any financial penalty.
Assault is a more serious crime, but the victim would need to cooperate with the prosecution. I don’t know if “press charges” is the correct term, but the victim is afraid of retaliation, so I doubt any of it goes anywhere.
Does the employee really have to press charges? A federal law was broken and there is ample evidence. Many, if not most laws don’t require the victim to press charges.
Prosecutors are generally somewhat accommodating of victim/witness preferences, because being subpoenaed to testify in open court can be intimidating in even low profile cases. And forcing a person to testify against their will generally isn’t a good trial strategy for winning cases.
The penalty for filming in Arlington is a fine and up to 6 months in jail. Jail time is very unlikely, and there’s no indication of what the fine would/should be, but the bad press would be worse than any financial penalty.
Assault is a more serious crime, but the victim would need to cooperate with the prosecution. I don’t know if “press charges” is the correct term, but the victim is afraid of retaliation, so I doubt any of it goes anywhere.
She dropped everything likely because of threats. Look at how they treat witnesses, judges, jurors, and all the families.