Biden judge releases teens accused of savagely attacking Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine



Edward Coristine, the young engineer known as "Big Balls" who previously worked for the Department of Government Efficiency, was beaten to a pulp during an attempted carjacking on Aug. 3 in the national capital.

According to the incident report, a group of around 10 juveniles approached the 19-year-old and his girlfriend, making clear their intention to steal Coristine's vehicle.

Coristine pushed his girlfriend to safety, then squared off with the thugs, who piled on and left him bloodied on the roadside. Police apprehended two suspects at the scene — a 15-year-old male and a 15-year-old female of Hyattsville, Maryland — and charged both with unarmed carjacking.

Whereas President Donald Trump figured the incident was bad enough to finally bring an end to the lawlessness in Washington, D.C., federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department and deploying the National Guard, a Biden-nominated judge alternatively decided on Thursday it wasn't worth keeping two of the suspected attackers in custody.

'School and home, that's it.'

Kendra Briggs, an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, informed the female suspect that she would move to a youth shelter house and informed the male suspect that he would get to hang out at his mother's home, reported the Washington Post, which was granted access to the Thursday hearing on the condition that it not reveal the identities of the suspects.

Up until this week, the suspects were being held at D.C.'s Youth Services Center, an 88-bed secure facility that keeps detainees under continuous supervision. Although the suspects will enjoy relative freedom, they will still be subjected to electronic monitoring and a 24-hour curfew.

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The Biden judge decided to let the male suspect stay with his mother because the shelter house was supposedly too far from his school.

"I don't want to put hardship on your family," Briggs said to the apparent thug.

"School and home, that's it," said Briggs, whose nomination was opposed by Republican Sens. Rick Scott (Fla.) and Josh Hawley (Mo.). "The fact that this court is stepping you down from Youth Services Center is a serious step."

'The Law in D.C. must be changed to prosecute these 'minors' as adults, and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14.'

The attorney for the male suspect boasted that to his knowledge, his client had not yet misbehaved at the Youth Services Center.

Prosecutors suggested that the female suspect, who faces trial next week for a separate case in Maryland, is a danger to the community and a flight risk.

Despite the prosecutors' concerns and acknowledging that the female suspect had "major truancy issues," the Biden appointee still decided to reduce her level of detention.

Briggs told the suspects that they are not allowed to possess weapons and are to stay out of other people's vehicles unless they have permission from the owner.

The judge's order flies in the face of Trump's expectation.

Following Coristine's attack, Trump noted, "Local 'youths' and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released."

"They are not afraid of Law Enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but it’s going to happen now!" the president continued. "The Law in D.C. must be changed to prosecute these 'minors' as adults, and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14."

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Trump’s crime plan can’t repeat his first-term mistake



President Trump is right: It’s a disgrace that violent criminals and gangs roam freely through the nation’s capital — even in neighborhoods housing top government officials. Federalizing control over D.C. law enforcement and deploying the National Guard makes sense. But the deeper rot isn’t a lack of police presence. It’s the collapse of deterrence through weak sentencing and a revolving door for repeat offenders, especially juveniles.

If Trump truly wants to make Washington safe — and follow El Salvador’s tough-on-crime model — he must break from the “criminal justice reform” movement he once embraced. Those same policies have turned D.C. into a carjacker’s paradise.

The bipartisan experiment with leniency has failed. The bipartisan demand for safety is loud and clear.

No cherry-picked statistics can hide the reality: Lawmakers, staffers, and high-ranking officials fear walking around parts of the city, including Capitol Hill, even during the day. The recent attack on DOGE official Edward Coristine by a pack of 10 juveniles attempting to steal a woman’s car says everything. In 2023, D.C.’s carjacking rate hit 142.8 per 100,000 people, up 565% since 2019. Juveniles committed 63% of those crimes, with guns involved in more than three-quarters of cases.

The crime wave wasn’t random. In 2018, the D.C. Council passed the Youth Rehabilitation Act Amendment, allowing most offenders under 25 to get reduced sentences and sealed records. Repeat armed carjackers face little risk of long-term prison time. Even FBI agents have been victims. Mayor Muriel Bowser admitted some juvenile carjackers have six or seven priors — and still walk free.

Other “reform” laws stacked the deck. The Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act allowed resentencing for crimes committed before age 18. The Second Look Amendment of 2020 expanded that leniency to criminals sentenced before the age of 25 — prime time for violent crime. These measures all but erased the deterrent effect of sentencing.

And this isn’t just a problem for left-wing dystopian cities and states. Republican lawmakers in red states have pushed softer juvenile laws, too. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) had to veto several leniency bills. He remains one of the few willing to confront the bipartisan jailbreak agenda.

Over the past decade, leaders in both parties have embraced the “decarceration” canard. They’ve reduced sentences, ignored parole violations, and wiped criminal records — all in the name of shrinking prison populations.

The result? Predictable chaos.

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President Reagan’s Task Force on Victims of Crime saw it coming four decades ago: “Juveniles too often are not held accountable for their conduct, and the system perpetuates this lack of accountability.”

Trump himself backed the First Step Act, which released dangerous offenders early. One of them — Glynn Neal, with a long record of violent crime — walked free just one day before stabbing a staffer for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky).

Troops on the street can help. But this is more than a policing problem — it’s a policy problem. Trump’s second term should reject the leniency consensus and restore deterrence, starting with nullifying D.C.’s soft-on-crime laws.

If he wants to win the public’s trust on crime, he must trade “criminal justice reform” for criminal justice enforcement. The bipartisan experiment with leniency has failed. The bipartisan demand for safety is loud and clear.

No more ‘Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump plans to reclaim DC amid crime chaos



The White House announced measures to address the ongoing crime crisis in Washington, D.C., after repeated warnings from President Donald Trump about a potential federal government intervention.

In early July, Trump noted his disappointment with the crime rates, stating, "We could run D.C."

'There will be no "MR. NICE GUY."'

"We're thinking about doing it, to be honest with you," he continued. "We want a capital that's run flawlessly, and it wouldn't be hard for us to do it."

This past week, Trump repeated those threats after Edward Coristine, an engineer also known as "Big Balls" who previously worked for the Department of Government Efficiency, was brutally beaten by a group of individuals while protecting a woman from an attempted carjacking near Dupont Circle.

Trump wrote in a post on social media, "Crime in Washington, D.C., is totally out of control. Local 'youths' and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released. They are not afraid of Law Enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but it's going to happen now!"

The attack appeared to be the final straw for the president, prompting the administration to deploy additional federal agents around D.C. on Friday as part of a weeklong effort to reduce crime.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "This is the first step in stopping the violent crime that has been plaguing the streets of Washington, D.C."

A White House official told NBC News that the federal officers would focus their efforts on heavily trafficked areas and be "highly visible and in marked units."

The administration reportedly deployed agents from the U.S. Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the FBI, the U.S. Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals Service.

The U.S. Park Police wrote in a post on social media Friday that its officers, with assistance from federal partners, arrested individuals for "possession of two stolen firearms and illegal drugs removing these dangerous items from the community."

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Over the weekend, Trump announced he will reveal plans on Monday to "essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, D.C."

He said, "It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World. It will soon be one of the safest!!!"

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Trump shared more details about his plans in a separate post on Truth Social.

"I'm going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before," Trump wrote. "The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don't have to move out. We're going to put you in jail where you belong. It's all going to happen very fast, just like the Border. We went from millions pouring in, to ZERO in the last few months. This will be easier — Be prepared! There will be no 'MR. NICE GUY.' We want our Capital BACK. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, crime rates in D.C. have significantly declined over the past year. However, the department's Police Commander Michael Pulliam was placed on paid administrative leave in May after a police union accused the department of deliberately manipulating crime data. As of Sunday afternoon, the MPD's website stated that violent crime is down 26% compared to 2024.

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