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  "path": "/2026/05/29/chicago-us-attorneys-office-claims-ausas-are-not-responsible-for-what-they-witness-in-a-grand-jury/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T08:05:38.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Weaponized DOJ",
    "Andrew Boutros",
    "April Perry",
    "Diane MacArthur",
    "E. Jean Carroll",
    "Mahmoud Sami Khan",
    "Reid Hoffman",
    "Sharon Johnson Coleman",
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  "textContent": "Andrew Boutros claims that the AUSA with 20-plus year's experience who witnessed some of the alleged misconduct Sheri Mecklenburg engaged in in the Ahmed grand jury was as helpless to do anything about it as the newbie AUSA who was present in the Broadview 6 grand jury.\n\nThe post Chicago US Attorney’s Office Claims AUSAs Are Not Responsible for What They Witness in a Grand Jury appeared first on emptywheel.",
  "title": "Chicago US Attorney’s Office Claims AUSAs Are Not Responsible for What They Witness in a Grand Jury"
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