Posted on 03/07/2022 8:51:28 AM PST by RandFan
Republican lawmakers are warning that any Department of Justice prosecution of former President Trump will turn into a political battle, setting a high bar for Attorney General Merrick Garland to act on an expected criminal referral from the House’s Jan. 6 committee.
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol previewed its likely referral to the Justice Department in a court filing made public last week and experts say the evidence assembled by House investigators would provide a strong impetus for prosecutors to act.
But Republican lawmakers and strategists warn that any federal prosecution of Trump will be accused of being politically motivated, boost Trump within the GOP and turn into a partisan food fight at a time when President Biden is pivoting to the center and trying to keep his 2020 campaign promise to unify the country.
Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said any criminal referral from the House “would probably have as much political taint on it as you can get.”
“To me it’s clearly politically driven,” he said.
Braun said Democrats are scrambling to change up the political narrative in response to Biden’s moribund job approval ratings and predicted launching a federal prosecution of Trump would be viewed along partisan lines.
“At least half the country would say it’s all politically motivated,” he said.
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This stuff should have triggered a political war a long, long time ago.
If the Democrats try to put Trump in prison ahead of the 2024 elections then the war won’t just be political.
Third World Trash
Arrest the opposition when they try to stop your corruption
They warn but all they will do is wane.
Exactly. The GOP is posturing and playing us again.
WHAT MORE COULD THEY PROBE?????
The Republidummies have been losing most of the wars that Trump didn’t wage.
I’m surprised they even knew it.
Agree. I think if FBI shows up at 5am some morning and arrests him or his family, the war will go hot very very fast. And I even hope it does.
Now this is ten pounds of crap in a five pound bag!
Until Republicans agree to hold closed door. back Chanel efforts in assisting any investigation into Trump. They bend over and bite a pillow faster than Richard Simmons in a bath house.
How many times can The Hill liars put the word “criminal” in one piece? I hate those pigs with the heat of a billion suns.
You can’t have a war if one side attacks - the left - and the other side - the Republicans - just let them roll over you, steal your houses, convert your children’s gender and sex and jail you for your the privilege in having things you made for yourself.
Good cop - Bad cop. It’s the two party shuffle dance and the rats always lead.
Have you sent them money yet. It’s your last final desperate chance - your very last one - you will receive no more opportunities to keep them rolling in the green stuff while they role over for the left.
The Republicans should have unleashed the hounds on this ridiculous Kangaroo Court months ago.
But Republican lawmakers and strategists warn that any federal prosecution of Trump will be accused of being politically motivated, boost Trump within the GOP
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That last bit is what they are really worried about.
The GOP is trying to get us back of the plantation voting for amnesty candidates.
LOL. Biden is not pivoting to the center. That is only a slogan in the MSM narrative.
My Gawd it already is a war and has been for years.
Just start acting like it’s a war instead of threatening it.
Geez.
Time for Republicans to send a “sternly worded” letter...
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