Orange County Supervisors Continue Call for Review of Andrew Do Plea, Direct Counsel to Draft Amicus Brief

The Orange County Board of Supervisors on April 8, 2025 continued consideration of a resolution urging the U.S. Department of Justice to review the plea agreement and sentencing recommendation in the federal case involving former Supervisor Andrew Do, and directed County Counsel to begin drafting an amicus or victim-impact filing ahead of a June sentencing.

Supporters — including dozens of Vietnamese American community members and veterans who spoke during an extended public-comment period — urged the board to press federal authorities to seek stiffer accountability after what speakers called an insufficient plea. "No one should be above the law," said Phat Bowie, a former Garden Grove councilman and chair of a Vietnamese American group, during public comments in favor of the resolution.

The item (listed on the agenda as S26C) was introduced for board consideration earlier in the meeting; the clerk read the item as asking that the DOJ "review and assess terms of plea agreement and…