Criminals “Aren’t Worried” About Gascon

Another excellent find by LA Courtfidential on Twitter. Here’s an excerpt from a police report. The officer informs the suspect that they found narcotics. The suspect replies, “Yeah but sales is a cite out now anyways right?” He said, “he knew the new district attorney of Los Angeles was no longer prosecuting most crimes so he stated he “wasn’t worried.”

In other Twitter news, Gascon apparently got mad about his coverage in a local Los Angeles legal paper, the Metropolitan News-Enterprise. He canceled the subscription after 24 years.

The LA County DA’s office today canceled a 24-year-old subscription to the Metropolitan News, LA’s legal newspaper, according to owner/editor Roger Grace. Yesterday the paper published this article critical of George Gascon and his leadership team https://t.co/oHtO7p0WSj

— Matt Hamilton (@MattHjourno) December 30, 2020

Twitter also correctly pointed out that the website looks like it hasn’t been updated since 1996. LA prosecutors reading this news has to wonder about how thin-skinned their new boss is. If he’s willing to cancel a newspaper, what will he do to a deputy that gets him angry?

Gascon ally Mario Trujillo is making news with his Facebook and Instagram posts.

Deputy DA and George Gascon "special advisor" Mario Trujillo, faced w/serious allegations of improperly offering a plea deal to a defendant gang member charged w/murder (+5 ct attempted murder) as a favor to a political ally, has this reply on IG. Newsflash: you're not the victim pic.twitter.com/qYjNVpntHh

— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) December 31, 2020

Here’s another problematic one:

@BillFOXLA take a look at our friend Mario Trujillo’s prior Instagram posts… “Dear Homosexuals, put half the energy into voting as you do your Halloween plans and maybe the next couple of years will be a bit less scary.” – Mario Trujillo Instagram, October 21, 2018 @LADAOffice pic.twitter.com/x0iFITQxBk

— LA Courtfidential (@courtfidential) December 31, 2020

Mario’s views seems to be evolving rapidly. Here he is advocating for the death penalty:

@BillFOXLA Seems like Mario Trujillo from @ladaoffice may have recently changed course. Wonder why 🤔 #criminaljustice #LADA #GeorgeGasCON #gascon #districtattorney #Recallgascon #criminaljusticereform #criminal #criminaldefense #justice #incarceration pic.twitter.com/LfvD6Cf1B9

— LA Courtfidential (@courtfidential) December 30, 2020