Virginia Democrats Have Passed a Law That Makes it Easier for Criminals to Hide Their Crimes From the Public (VIDEO)

Once again, Democrats are on the side of criminals.

In Virginia, they have passed a new ‘Clean Slate’ law that makes it easier for criminals to hide their crimes from public view. The law also helps prosecutors who drop criminal cases or let offenders walk.

This is the same party that has spent years saying that ‘no one is above the law.’

ABC News in Virginia reports:

Concerns arise over Virginia law allowing accused or convicted criminals to seal records

A new law went into effect in Virginia that makes it easier for accused criminals to seal their alleged crimes from public view.

Supporters insist the idea behind the law was to help accused and convicted criminals get jobs and housing. But the new law also makes it more difficult for the public to find out if prosecutors botched or dropped cases and allowed criminals to walk free.

There have been some cases where 7News has shown Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano and his office making major mistakes or dropping charges in cases like Abdul Jalloh, who is now accused of murdering a single mother – and a total stranger – earlier this year.

But under this new Clean Slate law, those mistakes, dropped charges, or lenient plea deals can be hidden from the public.

For instance, today, this new law blocked 7News from seeing what happened in a sexual assault case…

Sean Kennedy is the President of Virginians for Safe Communities.

“It does not allow judge review,” said Kennedy. “If the prosecutor petitions for this and agrees to a sealing, the judge must. It is a shall, not a may. The prosecutor can either object or the prosecutor can agree. And if they consent to it, it goes away. The judge has no ability to say no.”

Watch the video report below:

🚨A new law went into effect in Virginia that makes it easier for accused criminals to seal their crimes from public view.

Supporters insist the idea behind the law was to help accused and convicted criminals get jobs and housing. But the new law also makes it more difficult for… pic.twitter.com/N7PVPCYEGy

— Nick Minock (@NickMinock) November 9, 2026

What is the point of all of this?

Does it just make it possible for Democrats to falsely claim that crime has gone down on their watch?

Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.

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