• HappyCatLuvs_U@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      I became more confused upon trying to look it up.

      “A grand jury focuses on preliminary criminal matters only and assesses evidence presented by a prosecutor to determine whether there is “probable cause” to believe an individual committed a crime and should be put on trial. If the grand jury determines there is enough evidence, an indictment will be issued against the individual”

      Source: https://www.uscourts.gov/court-programs/jury-service/types-juries

      That makes it sound to me like they would need to do that rather than charge him, as the right to indictment by grand jury for federal felonies is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.

      https://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment5.html

      My issue with assuming he has been indicted by a grand jury though is that in the article is specifically uses “charged” over and over and charges are brought by Attorneys not Grand Juries.

      So maybe just admin doing crime?