Posted on 07/02/2024 6:03:30 PM PDT by Libloather
Justice Department officials plan to pursue the criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day even if he wins, under the belief that department rules against charging or prosecuting a sitting president would not kick in until Inauguration Day in January, according to people familiar with the discussions.
That approach may become more consequential given this week’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, which probably will lead to further delays to Trump’s election interference trial in D.C. and has already affected one of his state cases.
Senior law enforcement officials have long viewed the two federal indictments against Trump — the 45th president and the presumptive Republican nominee in this year’s election — as operating with potential time constraints. That’s because of long-standing Justice Department policy that officials cannot criminally charge a sitting president.
Lawyers in the department do not believe the policy bars them from proceeding against a president-elect, however, according to the people familiar with the discussions, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations.
The plan to continue filing motions, seeking court hearings, and potentially conducting a trial between Election Day and Inauguration Day underscores the highly unusual nature of prosecuting not just a former president, but also possibly a future one. In the months after winning election, a president-elect assumes some of the trappings of the office, such as more security and high-level briefings, but that person is not the commander in chief.
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We can only hope Trump DESTROYS these democrat party insurrectionists!
The new AG will appoint new attorneys and they will then make decisions to go forward or quit. These politically-motivated cases should end. What are they going to do, impeach Trump a third or fourth time? (I’ve lost count! It’s like remembering how many times my sister’s been married.)
They will lose their jobs but that was going to happen anyway/
The Democrats are going to put a lot of public safety officials in harm’s way.
Every corrupt person in the dept of Just Us needs to feel fear of God’s Justice. So many people think we can’t do anything, but we have a very powerful tool and it’s called prayer. When God’s people come humbly before God and pray fervently and with 1 voice, He can do Mighty Miracles that are beyond our comprehension….
Why are they speaking anonymously?
IMO they’re all proud of the tyranny.
leaving this smelling phony.
The DOJ leadership must have a death wish. If Trump wins the election and the DOJ continues to pursue lawfare the American people will not object to President Trump firing the entire top level of the DOJ and other agencies. The end result will be that the Deep State will be even easier to crush.
He can order them to stop. The President can start, stop, or even personally conduct any investigation he wants. It is a plenary power, and no kids, DOJ is not “independent”, no matter how much they keep saying it.
Hell, AG Ted Cruz, Mark Levin, or Ken Paxton will shut it down.
Laughable to see the children act out.
21st Century Lost Causers.
Sometimes it is just over.
If he doesn’t fire them on day one, he needs me in his advisory cabinet. Because that’s what I would do.
*The new AG will appoint new attorneys*
Cut the crap. On Nov. 6 they’ll be made an offer they can’t refuse effective Dec. 31.
Better yet make it effective Dec. 25.
If Hillary can do it why can’t we?
I like your trio for AG!!!! ANY ONE of them will be perfect!!!!!!!!!!!
A long delayed transition worked so well in 2000.
Their Christmas present will be more than their firing. Tell them to lawyer up.
I see they are talking about BETWEEN election day and inauguration day. Getting those hearings delayed after the landslide would be a lay up. And then once they knew he had won....and he’s taking office in 30 or 40 days?
Go ahead, FAFO. See what kind of special prosecutor and stripping of security clearances comes your way.
You mean Inauguration Day...Jan. 20, 2025.
I think we are already seeing it in action.
In leu of the Supreme Court decision Monday, they have no cases to pursue.
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