Soft-on-crime Los Angeles DA George Gascón, who narrowly survived a recall effort, transferred three senior prosecutors who supported his removal, Fox News Digital has learned.
The recall effort against Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón has highlighted the DA's rogue policies and united Angelenos, LA deputy DA tells Fox News.District Attorney George Gascón transferred top prosecutors who say they were demoted for publicly criticizing his soft-on-crime policies — including John McKinney who won a murder conviction against the man who killed rapper Nipsey Hussle in July, Fox News Digital has learned.
CALIFORNIA MURDERER RELEASED 6 YEARS INTO 50-YEAR SENTENCE ARRESTED AGAIN ON GUN, DUI CHARGES AFTER CAR CHASE Lewin, who won a conviction last year against late real-estate scion Robert Durst for the murder of Susan Berman, will be transferred to the Inglewood area office, which has a single felony courtroom.
Lustig, who has been with the office 33 years, spearheaded the failed recall effort against Gascón, which McKinney and Lewin supported. The veteran prosecutor's new post will be as a"It's clear retaliation. I’ve been hurt professionally and economically, and it’s extremely stressful," Lustig told Fox News Digital."It’s taking me back to the position I held in 1994, my fifth year in the DA’s office.