Posted on 02/16/2021 3:33:56 PM PST by lowbridge
President Biden will defer to his Justice Department on whether former President Donald Trump should be criminally prosecuted over the Jan. 6 sacking of the Capitol by his supporters.
The Biden administration would have "an independent Justice Department" to determine whether to launch a Trump-focused investigation and possibly charge him, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
"I am not going to speculate on criminal prosecution from the White House podium," she told reporters during a Tuesday briefing.
Biden reportedly prefers that Trump not be criminally prosecuted. However, he has also repeatedly stressed that the decision rests on the Justice Department.
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"I'm not going to be telling them what they have to do and don't have to do. I'm not going to be saying go prosecute A, B, or C," Biden said last year. "That's not the role. It's not my Justice Department. It's the people's Justice Department."
Attorney General-designate Merrick Garland is expected to be grilled on the matter during his Senate confirmation hearings. His hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, now controlled by Democrats, are slated to start on Feb. 22.
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Let the deep state handle it. They got six ways to Sunday...
Like so many other things he has no role in. CAUTION! DEEP STATE AT WORK! 😕
I’d like to see Trump bring in Barnes on this one. I disagree with the guy constantly, but in the end he always ends-up being right.
Trump should bring his own civil case against the government agencies for what they’ve done to him.
sung to the tune of "It's A Small World"
After Trump, they're coming after us, next.
Nah, he’ll just have his Justice Department handle the dirty work. Probably the FBI can gin up some evidence or thrice edited 302s.
They tried this with Manafort.
Biden, et al. are despicable.
Yes, he should bring a case against them. Spying on his campaign, falsely accusing him, what else.
This is Russia Collusion 2.0. Their aim is to tie him up through election 2024.
Get your kids out of public schools! Now!
Get your kids out of public schools! Now!
You can say that again.
“I’m not going to be telling them what they have to do and don’t have to do. I’m not going to be saying go prosecute A, B, or C,” Biden said last year. “That’s not the role. It’s not my Justice Department. It’s the people’s Justice Department.”
Bullcrap. It is the executive branch. The DOJ has zero independence. If they try to prosecute President Trump it is 100% on Biden.
And if they do, they better keep that 26,000 handy. The American people are getting fed up.
“Peacefully and Patriotically” what part of laughed out of court don’t they understand?
These articles that start with “President Biden” have zero meaning or interest to me. Fake news from the beginning.
Why are they so afraid of Pres. Trump? Could that be the reason they insist on trying to completely destroy him.
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