Chicago experimented with using federal agents and a flood of cops to tackle crime nearly a decade ago, and it saved lives.

But Dem city leaders canned the program, and didn’t ask for more help because they feared the “optics” would ruin their careers, according to a prosecutor who helped plan the crime-fighting push.

The Windy City flooded its three most dangerous districts with extra Chicago cops and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the US Marshals during a single weekend in November 2016 as part of an experimental crime crackdown. 4

And the operation was a stunning success — just one shooting was recorded across the normally gunfire-filled streets during the weekend, while citywide crime dropped 41%, local outlets reported at the time.

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