Teens who beat DOGE staffer Big Balls into a bloody pulp receive staggeringly light sentence amid DC crime scandal

Two teenagers who beat former DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ into a bloody pulp are still roaming the streets after a judge sentenced them to less than one year of probation.

Edward Coristine, 19, was attacked by a gang of youths during an attempted carjacking on the crime-ravaged streets of Washington DC at 3am on August 3.

A boy and girl from Hyattsville, Maryland, both 15, pleaded guilty to simple assault. They cannot be named because of their age.

On Tuesday, the boy was sentenced to 12 months probation, the girl received a nine-month term.

The teens have been ordered not to contact each other or spend any time in DC, unless for school, job or family obligations.

The judge in the Democrat-run city said that the purpose of juvenile court was to rehabilitate, not punish offenders.

Coristine, who rose to national prominence for his leadership of Elon Musk’s DOGE team and his high school nickname, was left bloody, badly beaten and fearing he was concussed after the attempted carjacking.

He was jumped by around ten youths but the others who took part in the assault have not been identified and remain at large.

Edward Coristine, 19, was attacked by a gang of youths during an attempted carjacking on the crime-ravaged streets of Washington DC at 3am on August 3

Days after the attack, Donald Trump deployed the National Guard in the nation’s capital as a response to concerns over raging crime.

He has since frequently remarked that DC feels much safer, and that politicians have told him that they are now able to go out for dinner with their spouses without fear.

‘It’s like a different place, it’s a different city,’ Trump said earlier this year, adding: ‘Everybody’s safe now.’

The president formally federalized DC in a safety and ‘beautification’ effort.

Beyond crime, Trump also hoped to rid the streets of the homeless and clean up the graffiti.

On August 11, Trump announced in a news conference from the White House he was invoking the D.C. Home Rule Act in order to place MPD under federal control.

Violent crime declined sharply following the deployment of National Guar, homicides and assaults were down by around 25 percent compare to previous weeks.

Trump has since launched National Guard crime crackdowns in another Democrat-run cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Memphis and Portland.

US President Donald Trump speaks while visiting federal troops at the US Park Police Anacostia operations facility in Washington, DC, on August 21