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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    An L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy faced jail time. Then Trump’s Department of Justice intervened

    L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk is facing years in prison for pepper-spraying a woman in Lancaster. Department of Justice attorneys resigned after it intervened.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 20, 2025 • 1 min read

    L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk is facing years in prison for pepper-spraying a woman in Lancaster. Department of Justice attorneys resigned after it intervened.

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Mayor Bass looks to slow runaway production, Trump DOJ aids convicted LASD deputy
    1. 0:00Mayor Bass pushes to bring Hollywood back to Hollywood
    2. 12:26An L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy faced jail time. Then Trump’s Department of Justice intervenedYou’re reading this
    3. 24:56How Thomas Kinkade became the ‘painter of light.”
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