One of the most political U.S. Attorneys in the county is holding a press conference five days before Election Day to announce indictments related to unrest in Philadelphia, a frequent target of the Trump administration in a critical swing state.
McSwain, who has made several appearances on Tucker Carlson’s program, is in an ongoing war of words with Philadelphia’s elected district attorney. Last year, he issued an inflammatory statement slamming the DA after a suspect shot several Philly cops: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/larry-krasner-william-mcswain-philadelphia_n_5d55afffe4b056fafd08e07a">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lar...
He also ran television ads ostensibly aimed at potential gunmen, even though the ads pretty clearly had a different audience in mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YEr1UqFlQs">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
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This indictment, just unsealed this morning, appears to be what U.S. Attorney William McSwain plans to announce today. Three defendants charged in connection with arson of a Philadelphia police car and “civil disorder." https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7277860-Matchett.html">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents...
The indictment was returned Oct. 20. The alleged conduct dates back to May 30, just after the death of George Floyd.

Anthony Smith is a teacher and prominent Philadelphia activist. https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7277860/Matchett.pdf">https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents...
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