The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated an investigation into Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s controversial new policy that mandates prosecutors to consider a defendant’s race when negotiating plea deals.
Soros-backed Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty has implemented a radical new policy requiring prosecutors to consider a defendant’s race when negotiating plea deals and pursuing sentence reductions.
This blatant push for race-based justice, which took effect on April 28, 2025, is being slammed by critics as unconstitutional, divisive, and a dangerous step toward undermining the rule of law.
The internal document, titled “Negotiations Policy for Cases Involving Adult Defendants,” instructs prosecutors to factor in a defendant’s “racial identity and age” when crafting plea agreements, according to reports from KSTP.
While the policy claims that race and age are not grounds for departing from Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines, it paradoxically demands that prosecutors view defendants as “whole persons,” with race explicitly listed as a key consideration.
The document reads in part:
“While racial identity and age are not appropriate grounds for departures [from the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines], proposed resolutions should consider the person charged as a whole person, including their racial identity and age. While these factors should not be controlling, they should be part of the overall analysis. Racial disparities harm our community, lead to distrust, and have a negative impact on community safety. Prosecutors should be identifying and addressing racial disparities at decision points, as appropriate.”
In a letter addressed directly to Moriarty, DOJ officials made clear that the investigation will focus on whether the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) “is engaged in a pattern or practice of depriving persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.”
Citing concerns under 34 U.S.C. § 12601, the DOJ is zeroing in on what it calls the “illegal consideration of race in its prosecutorial decision-making.”
Bondi stated that the DOJ will conduct a comprehensive review of all relevant HCAO policies and practices that may involve the illegal use of race in prosecutorial decisions.
The letter makes it clear: this is no preliminary inquiry. The DOJ’s powerful Civil Rights Division is deploying its Special Litigation Section to oversee a full-blown investigation, with authorization already granted by the Assistant Attorney General.
This week we @TheJusticeDept @CivilRights opened a racial discrimination pattern and practice investigation into Hennepin County, Minnesota’s recently announced policy of taking race into consideration in plea offers. More to come. pic.twitter.com/VLn1998Obl
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) May 4, 2025
Moriarty, who was elected in 2022, has previously faced criticism for her prosecutorial decisions, including offering plea deals in high-profile cases that some viewed as too lenient.
In a high-profile 2023 case, she offered juvenile plea deals to two teens charged with second-degree murder, leading to public outcry and intervention by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, who took over the case.
Also last month, the Soros-backed Hennepin County Attorney did not seek criminal charges for the Tim Walz staffer who vandalized at least six Teslas in Minnesota, causing $20,000 in damage.
Dylan Bryan Adams, 33, was caught on camera keying a Tesla while walking his dog.
However, a young woman with no criminal record has been accused of keying her co-worker’s car, and she apparently will be charged.
Is there a better example of selective justice? Why does the Tim Walz associate get a free pass, but the young woman with no political connections gets charged?
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