Report: President Trump considered prosecuting Hillary Clinton, James Comey
Dec 4, 2018 09:40:07 #
Report: President Trump considered prosecuting Hillary Clinton, James Comey
https://www.conservativeinstitute.org/conservative-news/president-trump-considered-prosecuting.htm
On the 2016 campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington, but while the president has done his best to make good on his word, his hands have been tied by none other than the White House counsel’s office.
According to a bombshell report from the New York Times, the president considered prosecuting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey in the spring of this year. But Trump’s lawyers weren’t fans of the idea, and reportedly talked him out of it...
Abuse of power?
Trump has voiced his desire to see Clinton and Comey investigated for crimes against the state numerous times on Twitter, and despite the fact that presidents generally stay out of Justice Department affairs, he was even willing to take a step toward prosecuting the pair, according to the Times report.
But the Chicago Tribune reported that former p**********l attorney Don McGahn told Trump that “he had no authority to order such a prosecution, and he had White House lawyers prepare [a] memo arguing against such a move.”
McGahn went on to say that “Trump could request such a probe[,] but that even asking could lead to accusations of abuse of power.”....
Where to begin?
While Trump’s lawyers may feel that he doesn’t have the constitutional authority to order the prosecution of these former government officials, there is no doubt that at least an investigation into Clinton and Comey by the Justice Department would be warranted.....
Moreover, John Dowd, Trump’s former attorney, “urged Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in a memo last year to investigate Comey and his handling of the Clinton email investigation,” according to the Tribune. But a marked hesitancy to investigate and prosecute their former colleagues seems to remain among top government officials.
That’s why it’s so important that the president takes matters into his own hands. If Trump doesn’t push for the rightful investigations of disgraces like Clinton and Comey, who will?
https://www.conservativeinstitute.org/conservative-news/president-trump-considered-prosecuting.htm
On the 2016 campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington, but while the president has done his best to make good on his word, his hands have been tied by none other than the White House counsel’s office.
According to a bombshell report from the New York Times, the president considered prosecuting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey in the spring of this year. But Trump’s lawyers weren’t fans of the idea, and reportedly talked him out of it...
Abuse of power?
Trump has voiced his desire to see Clinton and Comey investigated for crimes against the state numerous times on Twitter, and despite the fact that presidents generally stay out of Justice Department affairs, he was even willing to take a step toward prosecuting the pair, according to the Times report.
But the Chicago Tribune reported that former p**********l attorney Don McGahn told Trump that “he had no authority to order such a prosecution, and he had White House lawyers prepare [a] memo arguing against such a move.”
McGahn went on to say that “Trump could request such a probe[,] but that even asking could lead to accusations of abuse of power.”....
Where to begin?
While Trump’s lawyers may feel that he doesn’t have the constitutional authority to order the prosecution of these former government officials, there is no doubt that at least an investigation into Clinton and Comey by the Justice Department would be warranted.....
Moreover, John Dowd, Trump’s former attorney, “urged Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in a memo last year to investigate Comey and his handling of the Clinton email investigation,” according to the Tribune. But a marked hesitancy to investigate and prosecute their former colleagues seems to remain among top government officials.
That’s why it’s so important that the president takes matters into his own hands. If Trump doesn’t push for the rightful investigations of disgraces like Clinton and Comey, who will?
Dec 4, 2018 09:46:10 #
eagleye13 wrote:
Report: President Trump considered prosecuting Hil... (show quote)
why can't he get them they both did ILLEGAL THINGS & THERE TRYING TO MAKE HIM LOOK LIKE HE DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL & WHERE IS THE PROOF OF THAT ??
Dec 4, 2018 11:23:31 #
meridianlesilie wrote:
why can't he get them they both did ILLEGAL THINGS & THERE TRYING TO MAKE HIM LOOK LIKE HE DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL & WHERE IS THE PROOF OF THAT ??
The next step is to get the RINOS and weak knees in DC, out of DC.
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