Biden DOJ's 'overcharging,' partisan targeting shows 'we have just lost our damn minds': critics

DOJ's exceptional court success rate raises concerns of overcharging and pressure tactics, sparking urgent calls for reform: experts.

Prosecutors commonly charge additional felonies to pressure guilty pleas, Chapman said, which is denounced by the American Bar Association for violating defendants' fair trial rights. Federal prosecutors have a 99.6% conviction rate, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center study. As such, federal investigations result in more pleas and avoid trials altogether.  Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate. 

This week, a Texas doctor was charged by the DOJ with four felonies after exposing the hospital he worked in for allegedly secretly conducting transgender surgical procedures on children. Chapman, a former federal prosecutor for the U.S. Marines Corps, said, "This is a Merrick Garland allegation, guaranteed."