Posted on 11/16/2022 10:24:42 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s early announcement of his third White House bid won’t shield the former president from the criminal investigations already confronting him as an ordinary citizen, leaving him legally and politically exposed as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination.
The Justice Department is pushing ahead with its probes. And with the midterm elections now mostly complete and the 2024 presidential campaign months away from beginning in earnest, federal prosecutors have plenty of time to continue their work even as Trump hits the campaign trail.
“I don’t think the department is going to hesitate as a result of Trump nominating himself and anointing himself as the first candidate in the 2024 election,” said former Justice Department prosecutor Michael Weinstein. “I just think they will see that as him trying to game the system as he’s done very successfully in the courts,” and they’re prepared for his “blowback.”
Trump enters the race facing federal investigations related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and into the hoarding of top-secret government documents at his Florida estate — plus a separate s tate probe in Georgia.
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Of course.
But any probes into the Biden crime family will be blocked. I mean, that would election meddling, right?
Of course.
We won’t see any criminal probes of Biden, Pelosi or Schumer or Maxine waters or any of the swamp that made a ton of money off FTX.
Criminal investigations don’t apply to Dems.
Nobody could look at Hillary Clinton because she was a presidential candidate and looking at her actions was just political.
IIRC, there are 4 grand juries, two federal, plus NY and GA.
Trump has been impeached for inquiring into not yet declared Democratic possible nominee financial dealings!
There is that. But more likely, it was that looking at her would turn a person to stone.
They will continue BECAUSE he’s a candidate.
RE: Trump criminal probes will proceed — even as he’s candidate
How do you differentiate between a legitimate criminal probe and political harrassment?
i thought wapo just said there aint nothing there
Trump is guilty of winning an election against The Swamp.
Criminal investigations don’t apply to Dems.
Isn’t that the truth .It seems the only time a Dem goes to jail is when the Dems want that person gone. Blago & Trafficant come to mind.
Spot on. Coke snorting, Chinese dealing, wanker and his pedo sniffing dad can get away with murder, just like the Clintons!
Fixed
No surprise here. They’ve been after him since day one.
They are not above making things up. In Donald’s case, they have done it for at least 6 years and will continue to do it[make charges up] as long as it takes.
No surprise here. They’ve been after him since day one.
So far, they have found nothing.
That means that all of the left’s attacks on DJT have been political persecution.
here’s a hint on determining the difference: start with an actual crime and then investigate it and build a case and use our system to accuse, try (assuming innocence) and convict.
Everything has been a witch hunt to this point.
The FBI routinely and regularly ignored Hunter and Joe Biden‘s illegal activities committed across the world.
Laptop? What laptop?
And yet it is no surprise to me that Trump will continue to be hounded and harassed by bad actors with their lies and false allegations.
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