Petition to fire DOJ lawyer hits threshold in wake of activist suicide

A White House petition to fire U.S. district attorney Carmen Ortiz surpassed the 25,000 signatures it needed for an official response on Jan 14, after an Internet activist DA Ortiz was prosecuting killed himself over the weekend. As of Jan 15, nearly 29,000 had signed a petition, created on Jan 12, calling DA Ortiz "a danger to the life and liberty of anyone who might cross her path."