Barbara Wien avoids state charges over distributing Stephen Miller's address
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 5
Barbara Wien avoids state charges over distributing Stephen Miller's address
6 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 5
Arlington County prosecutor Parisa Dehghani-Tafti said Tuesday there was insufficient evidence Wien intended to harass Miller and sought destruction of phone materials seized under a warrant.
The leaflets, distributed in Arlington in September, included Miller's address, photo and a QR code urging a congressional investigation; prosecutors said pursuing the case could chill peaceful political protest.
The dispute drew Secret Service, FBI and Virginia State Police involvement, criticism from Katie Miller and Representative Jim Jordan, and renewed debate over free speech, personal safety and alleged federal overreach.
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