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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“Biden won’t have role in potential criminal case against Trump over riot, White House claims...”
Biden doesn’t have a role in anything...he’s too soft. He’s handled.
Any criminal prosecution of Trump signals a desire by the state to provoke a revolution.
And they’ll likely get it.
Biden’s a vegetable.
I hope he’s not broccoli. ‘Cause I really like broccoli.
They are the ones who staged the “Capitol riot”.
More like eggplant.
Maybe this is the reason why they still have the the barb wire fences up and the National Guard stationed in DC.
The Communist Purge Is Growing Exponentially & Nothing Is Being Done About It!
Exactly. I despise eggplant.
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