On the recordApril 29, 2014
Local prosecutors do not, and if there is a crime committed in a jurisdiction, a local State prosecutor does not really have the ability to say, 'I am not interested.'
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congress.govLocal prosecutors do not, and if there is a crime committed in a jurisdiction, a local State prosecutor does not really have the ability to say, 'I am not interested.'
McCaskill highlights the limitations faced by local prosecutors compared to federal ones.
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