The Trump administration is giving rioters in Portland at least a risk of accountability, filing US District Court charges when the local district attorney declines to prosecute and deputizing state police to make federal arrests.
Kevin Phomma became the latest Portland protester to be hit with federal charges, as the US Attorney’s Office for the region announced on Friday that he was indicted for felony civil disorder. Phomma, 26, who allegedly assaulted police with bear spray, faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison if convicted.
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