U.S. Rep. Crow says 'there will be costs' to Trump administration after failed indictment attempt
Crow said federal officials would face consequences after a grand jury rejected an effort to indict him and five other lawmakers.
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TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Eptrail, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The publisher is a regional newspaper, and the article identifies its author while also crediting the Associated Press for contributing. The reporting includes direct quotes and attributed claims, though the available text provides limited detail about the newsroom’s corrections and editorial policies.
- Source type — Regional newspaper with an established local-news role.
- Author attribution — A named reporter is credited, and the Associated Press contribution is disclosed.
- Editorial standards — The report attributes disputed allegations to the people making them and notes that the U.S. attorney’s office did not respond.
- Transparency — The text offers some source attribution, but gives little information about correction practices.
The story uses direct statements from Crow and his lawyer, identifies the grand jury development and prior investigation, and notes that Pirro’s office did not respond. It gives limited detail about the prosecutors’ case and does not include a substantive response from the Justice Department.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports Crow’s and his lawyer’s claims and includes relevant background about the investigation and the administration’s earlier actions. The prosecutors’ position and rationale for seeking charges are not explained, and the U.S. attorney’s office did not respond.
- Source diversity — Includes Crow, his lawyer and an attributed report from Bloomberg, but no substantive comment from prosecutors.
- Counterarguments presented — The article notes that Pirro’s office did not respond, but offers no account of the prosecutors’ arguments.
- Opinion vs reporting — The disputed claims are attributed to their speakers rather than stated as the article’s conclusions.
- Loaded language — Strong language appears primarily in direct quotations.
The report uses neutral language and attributes the allegations of political retribution to Crow, his lawyer and the other lawmakers. It also notes that the U.S. attorney’s office did not respond and includes background about actions by Trump and Hegseth.
- Language tone — Mostly straightforward, with contentious descriptions presented as attributed quotations.
- Source selection — Crow and his lawyer are quoted; the article also reports that Pirro’s office did not respond.
- Framing — The story centers on Crow’s response to the failed indictment effort without presenting the allegations as established fact.
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Republished from The Denver Post, with credit to the original publisher.
60 stories · 78–81 · updated Oct 13, 2026
This is The Denver Post's own score, and this article is credited to The Denver Post. The host score in the Source Check is Eptrail's.
Rep. Jason Crow said federal officials would face consequences after a grand jury rejected an effort to indict him and five other Democratic lawmakers over a video to U.S. troops. Crow and his lawyer accused the Trump administration of political retribution and warned against further prosecution attempts.
Crow said he learned from news reports that a grand jury had rejected prosecutors’ attempt to charge him and five colleagues over a video released the previous year. The video urged military members to follow existing protocol and not obey commands that would violate the law. Crow said he had not received information from the Justice Department or the U.S. attorney’s office, and he had not been interviewed after being contacted by federal officials.
Crow’s lawyer sent U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro a letter asking her to preserve investigation records and warning that further attempts to pursue the allegations could be actionable. Crow and three other lawmakers accused the Trump administration of weaponizing the Justice Department; Crow said they would consider further options if the conduct continued. Pirro’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
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U.S. representative targeted in the indictment effort and participant in Crow’s news conference
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3 OUTLETSA grand jury rejected an effort to indict Jason Crow and five other Democratic lawmakers over a video to service members about unlawful orders. Center outlets focus on the rejected indictment and the lawmakers’ responses; CNN’s analysis more directly frames the bid as Trump’s effort to use the Justice Department against critics.
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