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Former Prosecutor Critiques Trump's Justice Department's Incompetence

3/25/2026

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A former federal prosecutor, Gregory J. Wallace, criticized the U.S. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department as in "turmoil and incompetence" threatening criminal cases, noting that federal sentencing typically follows a structured process.
He highlighted a New Jersey child sexual abuse case in which Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosenblum faced condemnation by Judge Zahid Quraishi for a lenient plea deal made without complete evidence.
The sentencing was postponed, leaving the defendant in jail without bail.

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A former federal prosecutor, Gregory J. Wallace, criticized the U.S. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department as in "turmoil and incompetence" threatening criminal cases, noting that federal sentencing typically follows a structured process.
He highlighted a New Jersey child sexual abuse case in which Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosenblum faced condemnation by Judge Zahid Quraishi for a lenient plea deal made without complete evidence.
The sentencing was postponed, leaving the defendant in jail without bail.