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“Hold Me Back”

Federal Accountability or Performance?

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Mike Schmidt
Dec 12, 2025
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Oregon’s Attorney General and the DAs for Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security with a big headline message: we may criminally investigate and prosecute federal officers who use excessive force in Oregon.

It landed perfectly in the news cycle.

The framing …

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