Jason C. Johnson

There’s a lot of talk about the challenges facing law enforcement—but here’s a reason for optimism: young people are still choosing to dedicate their lives to serving their communities.

ON THE PODCAST: Dennis Spaulding exposed a $2 million fraud by organized crime and hundreds of illegal immigrants who used fraudulent license plates and licenses. The Obama DOJ put him and 3 other cops in prison for it.

🚨 NEW REPORT We're exposing how donors & activists are secretly running America’s prosecutors’ offices: foxnews.com/politics/unearth…

I’ve announced my decision not to seek charges in the Saturday, November 30, 2024 fatal officer-involved shooting involving the Howard County Police Department (HCPD) in Laurel, Howard County, Maryland. Read more: marylandattorneygeneral.gov/…

This is sad on so many levels. First, there’s the communal trauma of another officer involved shooting. Then we have to deal with the fact that we will now be dependent on the police investigating themselves instead of us independently investigating what really happened.

Police in Fairfax, Va. have released the footage showing an armed Afghan migrant trying to kill police on April 23. Jamal Wali, who was given refuge in the U.S. and has four children, made racist anti-white statements against the police, showed his firearm, and said he wished he served with the Taliban. He did not have insurance or a license and was furious about not receiving taxpayer-funded benefits. Wali managed to shoot two officers on the driver's side before being shot by a third officer. Wali died from his injuries.

On Washington Watch today: @Rep_Davidson @LELDF_President Mary Szoch Suzanne Bowdey @QuenaGonzalez Latest on Pres. Trump's Middle East trip, reconciliation, National Police Week, status of US crime/law enforcement, RFK pledge to review abortion pill data, & new trans polling.

Great analysis of the murder pendulum swing. Why is it so hard to understand Cops Count-Police Matter? In my time as an active Police Commissioner, Police Chief or Police Superintendent, I never had a year where crime did not decline. Why? Because I encouraged my cops to be cops — to proactively, aggressively, constitutionally, consistently, and compassionately prevent crime and disorder. It’s why Defund the Police was one of the stupidest ideas ever embraced by so many politicians. nypost.com/2025/05/06/opinio…

At 4:20 pm today on the @RodandGregShow on @1059KNRS - @LELDF_President Jason Johnson joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for the @nypost on how defunding the police led to an increase in the murder rate in America’s largest cities. @LELDF

Confirmed from @FairfaxCountyPD that two cops were shot. Both were taken to hospital and will be okay. Unclear at this point about suspect and if that person was shot or why they were being stopped in first place #7newsdc

If Trump officials don’t act fast and aggressively, career bureaucrats and Biden administration holdovers can still impose their radical anti-policing agenda for decades to come. MUST-read @LELDF_President in @realclearpolicy realclearpolicy.com/articles…

LET'S BE CLEAR: The only COVER UP in the case against Officer Terence Sutton and Lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky (pardoned this week by President Trump) was the information the PROSECUTION withheld from the jury.

The Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund is extraordinarily grateful to President Trump for granting a full, unconditional pardon to Detective Terence Sutton and Lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky — two outstanding public servants whose legal defense we were proud to financially support. This unprecedented case was a miscarriage of justice from the beginning. Anti-police bias and political expediency drove politicians and prosecutors to pursue these officers with reckless disregard for the facts of the case. The death of Karon Hylton-Brown, while tragic, was a direct result of his decision to flee an entirely lawful stop. Neither officer caused or participated in his death and neither committed a crime. The trial court made a number of serious errors in the trial of these officers — which very likely would have resulted in the reversal of their convictions. But swift executive action by President Trump was warranted to quickly reverse the impact of this manifest injustice and to protect these officers from crippling litigation expenses and court-imposed restrictions. This action by President Trump makes clear that our brave law enforcement officers will now be supported by the federal government when they do the right thing in service to their communities. Over the past 30 years, the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund has provided legal defense funding to more than 90 law enforcement officers. Since 2020, the number of officers requesting our support has skyrocketed every year. As the need for help continues to grow, the importance of our work has never been greater. The success we’ve achieved protecting officers from unjust prosecution is only possible because of the generosity of our donors and overwhelming support from Americans who back the Blue. We are honored to have your support in our efforts to defend the noble profession of policing and the men and women who selflessly risk their lives to ‘protect and serve’ our communities each and every day.

The radical left is scared @elonmusk will help put an end to Soros' disastrous movement to put radical prosecutors in power across the country. Our research shows there's no better time for him to join the fight—the American people CLEARLY want prosecutors that PROSECUTE crimes. @LELDF_President in @washingtonpost