Your response indicates that you do not understand the difference between what the President can do, and what is the responsibility of the Attorney General. Justice works on its own timetable. Biden cannot prosecute Trump, and the AG can only go when they have a very sound case. If you do a Google search, you will see that Biden did n…
Your response indicates that you do not understand the difference between what the President can do, and what is the responsibility of the Attorney General. Justice works on its own timetable. Biden cannot prosecute Trump, and the AG can only go when they have a very sound case. If you do a Google search, you will see that Biden did not say that, or I can find no quote. He did say, on 11/20/19, that he would let the Justice Department decide, which makes sense. On 11/17/20, he expressed his desire to avoid division, but he'd leave the decisions to an independent. They can only proceed if they have a very strong and documented case.
Hi again, Theresa, and thanks for your reply on my comment on Biden's inaction on prosecuting Trump. You are certainly correct to point out that the President cannot personally prosecute Trump. I would go even further and add that Biden cannot even ORDER the AG to prosecute Trump. But he could and should have attempted to PERSUADE the AG to do so--immediately, after assuming office--.following January 6, 2021. That he did not do so again illustrates Biden's personal paralysis, lack of moral clarity, and his consideration of political risk to himself above other considerations that he should more properly weigh in the decision-making process--such as doing whatever necessary to advance the Rule of Law, and fealty to the principle that no one is above the Law. Why immediately after assuming office? Because Nancy Pelosi set the table for Biden and the AG with the Second Trump Impeachment. It was at that point that Biden should have made the moral and political case for prosecuting Trump to his new AG, while making it clear to Garland that it was up to HIM to make the legal case---if the facts so dictated.
In the "Vanity Fair" article from 11/17/20 that you alluded to,Tarisai Ngangura relied heavily on NBC News reporting that Biden wanted to "move on" (from Trump) , and that in his opinion prosecuting Trump would be "bad for democracy," thus rehashing the old Nixon DOJ OLC finding by Robert Bork, as well as Ford's fatally flawed excuse in pardoning Nixon.
I'm sorry, but I disagree. If Biden interferes with a legal investigation, then he turns it into a political process. The investigation of a crime needs to be based in the law, not politics. It's important to separate the actions of the AG from the President. Biden is wise to keep distance. It is ethical clarity. Biden did want to move on from Trump, and he did want to engage moderate Republicans. But it isn't his fault in any way that the GOP has remained stuck to Trump.
Yes, certainly Biden should in no way interfere NOW, since a criminal investigation of Trump has been made public and is in progress.. The time to try to persuade Garland was before he took office, when the President-elect should have discussed his legal goals and broad priorities for the Justice Department. Investigating Trump should have been a top priority, and I believe that VP Harris would agree with me,, but she's not the boss...yet. Letting it be known publicly that Biden wanted to "move on" did not give Garland much of an incentive to investigate Trump . But then Trump made the mistake of stealing the documents, and now they've got him. As for Biden's "ethical clarity," vis a vis the DOJ--I disagree that ethics had much to do with Biden's distancing---the distancing is probably part of Biden's lifelong pattern of political risk and fallout mitigation for himself. The WH said it had no advance knowledge that Trump's Search Warrant was going to be served and executed, and that's incredible--but it follows a familiar pattern by him of didn't knows, blamed someone else, or wasn't told.
The people who worked hard for Joe Biden and elected him had and have every right to expect great things from him, but he simply has not been willing to leave his Senate comfort zone and engage. Let's be honest...the IRA fell into his lap because Manchin got what he wanted, NOT because Joe Biden persuaded anyone.
I've enjoyed our discussion today Theresa. I hope you're having a good life, and a great Sunday as well. Stay safe, be of good cheer, and May God Bless our country and your family.
Your response indicates that you do not understand the difference between what the President can do, and what is the responsibility of the Attorney General. Justice works on its own timetable. Biden cannot prosecute Trump, and the AG can only go when they have a very sound case. If you do a Google search, you will see that Biden did not say that, or I can find no quote. He did say, on 11/20/19, that he would let the Justice Department decide, which makes sense. On 11/17/20, he expressed his desire to avoid division, but he'd leave the decisions to an independent. They can only proceed if they have a very strong and documented case.
Hi again, Theresa, and thanks for your reply on my comment on Biden's inaction on prosecuting Trump. You are certainly correct to point out that the President cannot personally prosecute Trump. I would go even further and add that Biden cannot even ORDER the AG to prosecute Trump. But he could and should have attempted to PERSUADE the AG to do so--immediately, after assuming office--.following January 6, 2021. That he did not do so again illustrates Biden's personal paralysis, lack of moral clarity, and his consideration of political risk to himself above other considerations that he should more properly weigh in the decision-making process--such as doing whatever necessary to advance the Rule of Law, and fealty to the principle that no one is above the Law. Why immediately after assuming office? Because Nancy Pelosi set the table for Biden and the AG with the Second Trump Impeachment. It was at that point that Biden should have made the moral and political case for prosecuting Trump to his new AG, while making it clear to Garland that it was up to HIM to make the legal case---if the facts so dictated.
In the "Vanity Fair" article from 11/17/20 that you alluded to,Tarisai Ngangura relied heavily on NBC News reporting that Biden wanted to "move on" (from Trump) , and that in his opinion prosecuting Trump would be "bad for democracy," thus rehashing the old Nixon DOJ OLC finding by Robert Bork, as well as Ford's fatally flawed excuse in pardoning Nixon.
I'm sorry, but I disagree. If Biden interferes with a legal investigation, then he turns it into a political process. The investigation of a crime needs to be based in the law, not politics. It's important to separate the actions of the AG from the President. Biden is wise to keep distance. It is ethical clarity. Biden did want to move on from Trump, and he did want to engage moderate Republicans. But it isn't his fault in any way that the GOP has remained stuck to Trump.
Yes, certainly Biden should in no way interfere NOW, since a criminal investigation of Trump has been made public and is in progress.. The time to try to persuade Garland was before he took office, when the President-elect should have discussed his legal goals and broad priorities for the Justice Department. Investigating Trump should have been a top priority, and I believe that VP Harris would agree with me,, but she's not the boss...yet. Letting it be known publicly that Biden wanted to "move on" did not give Garland much of an incentive to investigate Trump . But then Trump made the mistake of stealing the documents, and now they've got him. As for Biden's "ethical clarity," vis a vis the DOJ--I disagree that ethics had much to do with Biden's distancing---the distancing is probably part of Biden's lifelong pattern of political risk and fallout mitigation for himself. The WH said it had no advance knowledge that Trump's Search Warrant was going to be served and executed, and that's incredible--but it follows a familiar pattern by him of didn't knows, blamed someone else, or wasn't told.
The people who worked hard for Joe Biden and elected him had and have every right to expect great things from him, but he simply has not been willing to leave his Senate comfort zone and engage. Let's be honest...the IRA fell into his lap because Manchin got what he wanted, NOT because Joe Biden persuaded anyone.
I've enjoyed our discussion today Theresa. I hope you're having a good life, and a great Sunday as well. Stay safe, be of good cheer, and May God Bless our country and your family.