Posted on 01/10/2021 11:49:00 AM PST by SeekAndFind
A senior Justice Department official says there are no plans to indict Donald Trump or anyone else who spoke at a rally just before the Capitol building was breached by a pro-Trump mob.
Ken Kohl, a senior prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, said, “We don’t expect any charges of that nature.”
This will no doubt be enormously unsatisfying to Democrats who long to see Donald Trump do a perp walk into the federal courthouse.
Overnight, in the wake of [police officer Brian] Sicknick’s death, Rep. Rosa Delauro, D-Conn., issued a statement saying that while “the mob who attacked the People’s House” must be charged, “those who instigated them” must also be held accountable.
Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., issued a similar statement, saying that “those who brought about this awful crime must be prosecuted and brought to justice.”
The bar for prosecuting a public official for incitement is extremely high, explained another official.
A current Justice Department official called it a “moonshot” to suggest that “there’s any hook for criminal liability for Trump.”
“Encouragement can cause criminal liability, but it’s got to be … more than a politician making reckless comments to their base,” especially because a politician’s “blustery, incendiary comments” are often still protected by the First Amendment, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
“[Even] if Trump were in communication with protesters who said, ‘We’re going to storm the Capitol,’ and Trump said, ‘Go for it,’ I don’t know if that gets you [to a criminal charge],” the official added.
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THIS DOJ HAS NOT PLANS TO CHARGE TRUMP WITH INCITEMENT, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DOJ UNDER MERRICK GARLAND?
If they charged Trump they would have to charge tons of Dems with the same thing
lol
the left is allowed to say and do anything.
“If they charged Trump, they would have to charge tons of Dems with the same thing”
That is true ONLY if they are honest, law-abiding, and unhypocritical people.
Smell that? That’s the Constitution burning. The Dimmocommies just torched it.
It appears the propaganda push is not having the effect they had hoped.
“Merrick Garland, AG”
Bingo! He better pardon himself and his entire clan.
The dems started this crap!! 20 years of name calling, disrespect, corruption, and bad policy by DEMOCRATS is the cause you ugly, evil wretch.
Well.....that’s mighty white of them
Thanks for posting, SeekAndFind.
What about him saying “respect the police, they are our friends. Please go home”. That was after he heard about the Capitol breach. No one is mentioning that.
I bet hay! Discovery would be a bitch.
doesn’t fit the Marxist narrative
I don’t have the link to the story but...
Someone analyzed the time of Trump’s speech and the time the thugs stormed the capitol. Trump was still speaking when they started and he was speaking 1 1/2 mile away. Also, with the witness accounts of black bloc antifa thugs this whole thing was set up. There is no doubt in my mind this was a complete fabrication organized by the democrat party using their BLM antifa foot soldiers.
“lol
the left is allowed to say and do anything.”
Bingo!
America will be turned into Beirut circa 1975 before this is all over.
How many cops has BLM killed???
I lost count of how many...
Of course it doesn’t fit the Marxist narrative. But I saw him on TV say such words. Think it was while still at his rally.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
The rest of the world must shake their heads at the absurdity of it all. I know I do.
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