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Washington Post: Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he wins
« on: July 03, 2024, 10:24:17 am »
 Washington Post: Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he wins
Hannah Rabinowitz
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN

Published 11:41 PM EDT, Tue July 2, 2024

CNN  —

Justice Department officials will continue to pursue the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day, even if he wins, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

The plan is due to a view that DOJ rules against charging or prosecuting a sitting president would not kick in until Inauguration Day in January, people familiar with the discussions told The Post.

 The Washington Post’s reporting comes a day after the Supreme Court ruled that Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took at the end of his presidency.

The court’s decision is likely to further delay a trial on the federal election subversion charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith, leaving Trump poised to avoid pre-election trials in the most significant criminal prosecutions he faces after being found guilty in his hush money trial in May. (His sentencing in that trial has been postponed until September in the wake of the court’s ruling.)

Officials who were not part of the special counsel’s deliberations told CNN they believed the long-standing DOJ policy against criminally charging a sitting president does not extend to a president-elect.

The department policy applies to a “sitting president,” the officials told CNN – so even if Trump were to win reelection in November, he could still stand trial before he was inaugurated in January 2025.

A spokesperson for Smith’s office declined to comment to The Post.

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Re: Washington Post: Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he w
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2024, 10:46:08 am »
So Eric Garland can ignore the subpoena against him to turn over information, but he can still pursue Trump? Got it.  One set of rules for them and one set of rules for everyone else.
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Re: Washington Post: Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he w
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2024, 11:01:07 am »
Too late ... the clock has run out for Keebler Elf Attorney General Merrick Garland to prosecute Trump.

Trump's clock management skills were better than the Dems'.  The Dems put too much faith in institutions, precedents, norms, courts, and law.

Laws are just words on a piece of paper if not applied and enforced equally.
Courts are only as good as the judges.
Norms can be violated with impunity without legal consequence.
Precedents are not substitutes for laws, and can be undone without Legislation.
Institutions are only as good as the people running them.

The American System of Checks and Balanaces was designed to slow-roll radicalism and extremism long enough for the fever to break.  Extremists and radicals on all sides have chipped away at Checks and Balances for the sake of Executive expediency.  Now, America has an imperial presidency.

If we are to maintain a Constutional Federal Republic, the Legislative Branch needs to assert it's independence and take back powers delegated to the Executive.

Regulations, rules, court rulings, and Executive Orders are no substitute for Legislation, Debates, Amendments, and Votes by our Elected Representatives.
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Re: Washington Post: Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he w
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2024, 11:04:23 am »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on July 03, 2024, 11:01:07 am
Too late ... the clock has run out for Keebler Elf Attorney General Merrick Garland to prosecute Trump.

Trump's clock management skills were better than the Dems'.  The Dems put too much faith in institutions, precedents, norms, courts, and law.

Laws are just words on a piece of paper if not applied and enforced equally.
Courts are only as good as the judges.
Norms can be violated with impunity without legal consequence.
Precedents are not substitutes for laws, and can be undone without Legislation.
Institutions are only as good as the people running them.

The American System of Checks and Balanaces was designed to slow-roll radicalism and extremism long enough for the fever to break.  Extremists and radicals on all sides have chipped away at Checks and Balances for the sake of Executive expediency.  Now, America has an imperial presidency.

If we are to maintain a Constutional Federal Republic, the Legislative Branch needs to assert it's independence and take back powers delegated to the Executive.

Regulations, rules, court rulings, and Executive Orders are no substitute for Legislation, Debates, Amendments, and Votes by our Elected Representatives.

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Re: Washington Post: Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he w
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2024, 11:20:25 am »
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Justice Department officials will continue to pursue the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day, even if he wins...

Which will be pointless and inflame things even further, supposing that the Left goes nuts and riots again after another Trump victory...
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Re: Washington Post: Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he w
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2024, 11:32:04 am »
So fire the b@st@rds.
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Re: Washington Post: Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he w
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2024, 03:28:31 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on July 03, 2024, 11:32:04 am
So fire the b@st@rds.
My thought also
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Re: Washington Post: Justice Department to pursue Trump prosecutions past the election, even if he w
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2024, 03:30:58 pm »
Go ahead DOJ. Make his day.
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