A recall campaign to oust Washington, D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau accused the Democrat of responding to the crime crisis too late despite voting in favor of crime bill.
The Washington, D.C., City Council's vote to pass a sweeping public safety bill can't change one member's 'legacy of failure' or restore lives lost in the District's surging crime crisis, a campaign to recall the Democrat told Fox News. All but one councilmember on Tuesday voted in favor of the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act, which includes a swath of measures aimed at curbing surging crime, amid outcries from fed-up business owners and residents.
Giving testimony in a murder case comes with significant risks and costs – a reason that so many people decline to testify, and why we need to support witnesses who come forward,' Nadeau said in a statement. 'Information provided by witnesses is highly valuable to law enforcement as they work to solve homicide cases, and we need to close more homicide cases.' But the recall campaign accused the council and the three-term Democrat of taking action too late.
The nation's capital ended 2023 with 274 murders — the most in over two decades – while overall violent crime spiked 39% from the year prior, according to Metropolitan Police Department data. Robberies and thefts in the District spiked 67% and 23%, respectively, and motor vehicle thefts almost doubled. Nadeau did not respond to a request for comment.
The recall campaign has argued that Nadeau's support of progressive legislation enabled criminals. The councilmember has voted in favor of slashing $15 million from the police budget in 2020 and supported an overhaul to the city's criminal code in 2022, which would have lowered the maximum penalties for certain offenses like burglaries and carjackings if Congress hadn't blocked the legislation.
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