{"id":73354,"date":"2026-05-11T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/soros-backed-prosecutor-hit-with-rebuke-after-dismissing-probe-as-trump-partisan-attacks-hey-scumbag\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:59:12","slug":"soros-backed-prosecutor-hit-with-rebuke-after-dismissing-probe-as-trump-partisan-attacks-hey-scumbag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/soros-backed-prosecutor-hit-with-rebuke-after-dismissing-probe-as-trump-partisan-attacks-hey-scumbag\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros-backed prosecutor hit with rebuke after dismissing probe as Trump \u2018partisan attacks\u2019: \u2018Hey scumbag\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Embattled Soros-backed prosecutor Steve Descano is facing scrutiny again, this time for dismissing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/justice-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Department probe<\/a> into allegations that he gave favorable deals to illegal immigrants, calling it one of President Donald Trump\u2019s &#8220;partisan attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Harrison, head of the Victim Rights Reform Council, responded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fairfax County, Virginia<\/a>, Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Descano\u2019s claim by writing on X, &#8220;Hey scumbag\u2026 This has NOTHING to do with President Trump and it\u2019s not going to be the fundraising tool you thought it would &#8211; no Soros blood money for you today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ opened a &#8220;pattern or practice&#8221; civil rights investigation into Descano last week, examining whether his office violated federal law by weighing &#8220;immigration consequences&#8221; in charging decisions and plea deals, amid an ongoing spate of violent crime in Fairfax County involving illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Victim Rights Reform Council requested that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/doj-opens-investigation-soros-backed-da-accused-shielding-illegal-immigrants-from-consequences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOJ launch an investigation<\/a> on behalf of Cheryl Minter, whose daughter, Stephanie Minter, was fatally stabbed at a bus stop earlier this year, allegedly by Abdul Jalloh, a 32-year-old illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/doj-opens-investigation-soros-backed-da-accused-shielding-illegal-immigrants-from-consequences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DOJ OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO SOROS-BACKED DA ACCUSED OF SHIELDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CONSEQUENCES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Descano responded to the DOJ investigation through spokeswoman Laura Birnbaum, who wrote in a statement that &#8220;this investigation is the latest example of the Trump administration\u2019s own \u2018pattern or practice\u2019 of misusing the Justice Department to launch partisan attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Birnbaum said the &#8220;DOJ\u2019s letter announcing the investigation distorts the office\u2019s policy,&#8221; which she said has &#8220;been in place publicly for over five years \u2013 and happened to arrive just a week before Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney Descano is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/soros-backed-prosecutor-set-capitol-hill-grilling-sanctuary-policies-face-reckoning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testify before Congress<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Descano, whose entry into political office was propelled by a massive $627,653 donation from the Soros family&#8217;s\u00a0Justice and Public Safety PAC, is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing is titled &#8220;Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies.&#8221; County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid will also testify, along with Minter, former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, and Virginians for Safe Communities President Sean Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/soros-backed-das-lax-illegal-immigration-policies-led-preventable-bus-stop-stabbing-murder-complaint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOROS-BACKED DA&#8217;S LAX ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES LED TO &#8216;PREVENTABLE&#8217; BUS STOP STABBING MURDER: COMPLAINT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Birnbaum insisted, &#8220;Our office\u2019s policies are fair, legal, and reflect the values of Fairfax County.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She said Descano\u2019s office &#8220;will not be distracted from our mission of keeping this community safe and holding individuals accountable when they commit crimes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response, Harrison said the civil rights investigation was initiated after a request from a victim\u2019s loved one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey scumbag &#8211; Cheryl Minter, mother of Stephanie filed the complaint that initiated the investigation. I know bc I filed it on her behalf,&#8221; wrote Harrison.<\/p>\n<p>She continued, &#8220;We are also well aware that your deadly and disastrous policies were in place for quite some time &#8211; if not Cheryl\u2019s daughter Stephanie would still be alive which is why we filed the complaint and asked for this investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-governor-under-fire-after-illegal-alien-allegedly-stabs-woman-death-bus-stop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DEM GOVERNOR UNDER FIRE AFTER ILLEGAL ALIEN ALLEGEDLY STABS WOMAN TO DEATH AT BUS STOP: &#8216;HEINOUS&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In another X post, Harrison called the victim\u2019s mother &#8220;an amazing, brave woman,&#8221; writing, &#8220;We cannot bring Stephanie back but we can make sure this does not keep happening in her honor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to Descano\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release following Minter\u2019s death, the Department of Homeland Security claimed that Descano\u2019s office had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/police-warned-prosecutors-3-times-violent-illegal-immigrant-allegedly-killed-virginia-mother\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned about Jalloh<\/a> and the danger he posed to the public ahead of Minter\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the investigation into Descano would zero in on his plea bargaining, charging decisions and sentencing policies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under my leadership, the Civil Rights Division will not allow local prosecutors to pick and choose winners based on their immigration status,&#8221; said Dhillon, adding, &#8220;This investigation will uncover whether this prosecutor is putting the community at risk in offering sweetheart deals to illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital also reached out to the DOJ and White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Leo Briceno and Ashley Oliver contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embattled Soros-backed prosecutor Steve Descano is facing scrutiny again, this time for dismissing a Justice Department probe into allegations that he gave favorable deals to illegal immigrants, calling it one of President Donald Trump\u2019s &#8220;partisan attacks.&#8221; Jennifer Harrison, head of the Victim Rights Reform Council, responded to Fairfax County, Virginia, Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Descano\u2019s claim by &#8230; <a title=\"Soros-backed prosecutor hit with rebuke after dismissing probe as Trump \u2018partisan attacks\u2019: \u2018Hey scumbag\u2019\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/soros-backed-prosecutor-hit-with-rebuke-after-dismissing-probe-as-trump-partisan-attacks-hey-scumbag\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Soros-backed prosecutor hit with rebuke after dismissing probe as Trump \u2018partisan attacks\u2019: \u2018Hey scumbag\u2019\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73354\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}