A New Orleans grand jury on Thursday indicted Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges including intimidation and malfeasance, accusing the state's top law enforcement officer of threatening local officials during a high-profile political dispute over the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk's office.The 16-count indictment accuses Louisiana's first female attorney general of threatening local officials with removal from office if they proceeded with actions she believed violated state law.Assistant District Attorney Laurie White, who is prosecuting the case, said Thursday she expects it to be "very simple" and "very open and shut."INDICTED SPLC CHIEF FACES HOUSE GRILLING OVER ALLEGED SECRET PAYMENTS TO KKK MEMBERSLouisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill leaves the U.S.Supreme Court after justices heard arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden’s administration of restrictions imposed by lower courts on its ability to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation, in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2024.
REUTERS/Bonnie Cash (REUTERS/Bonnie Cash)Murrill responded in a post on X, calling the indictment "retaliatory, meritless, and unconstitutional" and saying she would immediately appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court."I will not back down," Murrill wrote."I will continue enforcing the law, fighting corruption, and doing the job the people of Louisiana elected me to do."Republican Gov.
Jeff Landry also defended Murrill, saying he would pardon her "as fast as the law allows."NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR DEMANDS FEDERAL REPARATIONS AFTER ACCUSING DEA OF FUELING STATE'S FENTANYL CRISISLouisiana Gov.Jeff Landry defended Attorney General Liz Murrill following her indictment and pledged to pardon her "as fast as the law allows." (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)Landry said Murrill "will not have to worry about having her reputation tarnished by this kangaroo grand jury or the Orleans Kangaroo court.""The criminal justice system is a ...