The DSR Network Need to Know: Prosecutors Nationwide are Sending a Message to Trump: FAFO!
Feb 11, 2026
Lawrence Krasner, Philadelphia's progressive district attorney who defends voting rights and curbs misconduct. Miles Taylor, former senior official and organizer of DEFIANCE.org, who coordinated the FAFO network. They discuss building FAFO to hold federal agents accountable. They cover strategies for prosecutions and lawsuits. They talk about protecting elections and preparing local legal infrastructure.
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Administration Iterates Until It Wins
- The Trump administration iterates policies until they achieve their goal while repackaging to avoid backlash.
- Local and state pushback can stall or reshape federal actions by changing optics and legal outcomes.
A Human Conveyor Belt For Deportations
- The administration is building warehouses and a processing network to deport migrants rapidly.
- Officials likened the system to Amazon Prime for people, showing a mechanized approach to human processing.
Pair Lawsuits With Public Pressure
- Take federal actions to court and also wage a PR campaign to make the administration look bad.
- Use both legal action and optics to pressure Donald Trump into changing course.