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That Sounds Like a Threat

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28.01.2026

When a top elected prosecutor stands on the steps of City Hall and vows to hunt you down the way they "hunted down Nazis for decades," those are not casual words. They are not political theater. They are not rhetorical flourishes. They are a threat — directed at a specific group of federal law enforcement officers carrying out lawful duties under the authority of the United States Constitution.

And when that threat comes from a sitting district attorney, it deserves immediate and serious scrutiny.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner made that statement publicly while discussing federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. His words were not hypothetical. They were not spoken in private. They were delivered on camera, at a press event, and circulated widely. Krasner referred to ICE agents as "wannabe Nazis" and promised to "hunt you down" and "find your identities."

That sounds like a threat — because by any reasonable definition, it is one.

Prosecutors are not pundits. They are not activists. They are sworn officers of the court who take an oath to uphold the Constitution and enforce the law impartially. Their words carry weight. Their statements signal intent. And their rhetoric matters in ways that casual political speech does not.

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