ARE DA’S AND PROTESTERS IN CAHOOTS

In cities across America, a pattern has emerged: protesters commit crimes, arrests are made — and then the charges disappear. In Portland, nearly 70% of riot and protest-related charges were dropped. Felonies included. And it wasn’t random.This episode follows the money — from what organization funded $40 million in DA campaigns to the organizations putting people in the street — and asks a simple question: when the same donor funds both sides of the equation, is the outcome really a surprise?