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A professional union of 6,000 US prosecutors says the government shutdown has heavily incapacitated criminal proceedings with lack of funds for DNA tests and jury services, allowing criminal suspects to escape punishment.With the record-smashing government shutdown now in its 28th day, more and more federal agencies and departments have been feeling its crippling impact on their work. Hard times have come for the employees of the Department of Justice, including numerous civil and federal prosecutors in US courts.In a statement on Friday, the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA), a union-like structure representing 6,000 attorneys across 94 US federal districts, said that due to the shortage of funds many of the essential tasks, such as retrieving DNA in criminal cases, are put on hold instead of being fast-tracked.Also on rt.comPornhub views spike in DC as lawmakers keep busy during shutdownThe lack of travel funds prevents federal agents from questionin…