In June, Trump vowed to crush protesters.

Federal prosecutors have fulfilled this wish. Out of hundreds of people arrested, we found more than 50 are locked up until trial.

Shamar Betts, a 20 yr old former preschool camp counselor, is one of them. https://theintercept.com/2020/10/30/federal-prosecutors-protests-pretrial-detention/">https://theintercept.com/2020/10/3...

To keep protesters in jail, U.S. prosecutors are urging judges to ignore mitigating factors weighing in favor of release, even as more than 5,400 federal detainees have contracted Covid-19.

Shamar, who has diabetes and asthma, hopes to avoid the virus. https://theintercept.com/2020/10/30/federal-prosecutors-protests-pretrial-detention/">https://theintercept.com/2020/10/3...

Experts told me this is the other side of the DOJ’s politicization under Barr.

In fact, some of the most aggressive U.S. Attorneys prosecuting protesters have also worked on other matters important to Trump, including Russia, Ukraine, and Flynn/Stone. https://theintercept.com/2020/10/30/federal-prosecutors-protests-pretrial-detention/">https://theintercept.com/2020/10/3...

This story for @theintercept & @typeinvestigate was edited w/ great care by @crfeldman and @atrejones, with indispensable research help from @ninazweig and @MargotWilliams. The public data set from @ProsecutionThe was also essential. And thanks to @shaunlucasphoto for the photos.