{"id":510861,"date":"2022-11-16T18:37:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T15:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-2024-bid-wont-deter-doj-amid-criminal-probes\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T18:37:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T15:37:39","slug":"trump-2024-bid-wont-deter-doj-amid-criminal-probes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-2024-bid-wont-deter-doj-amid-criminal-probes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump 2024 bid won\u2019t deter DOJ amid criminal probes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ebae976586\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ebae976586\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-2024-bid-wont-deter-doj-amid-criminal-probes\/#Trump_2024_bid_wont_deter_DOJ_amid_criminal_probes\" >Trump 2024 bid won\u2019t deter DOJ amid criminal probes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_2024_bid_wont_deter_DOJ_amid_criminal_probes\"><\/span>Trump 2024 bid won\u2019t deter DOJ amid criminal probes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/trumpdonaldtwo_11152022getty.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>What does Donald Trump\u2019s announcement that he plans to seek the White House in 2024 mean for the numerous criminal probes into the former president?<\/p>\n<p>Not a whole lot.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into Donald Trump even though he was the former president, a likely candidate, and the de facto leader of the Republican Party,\u201d Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor, wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis announcement today changes nothing. It was already \u2018baked in\u2019 to DOJ\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump faces an ongoing investigation into his attempts to stay in power after losing in 2020, a sprawling effort spanning numerous states and federal agencies that culminated with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>And in Georgia, Trump faces a similar criminal probe into his 2020 efforts, one where courts have already stepped in to force participation by Trump allies subpoenaed by the district attorney there, a group that includes Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Trump\u2019s former chief of staff Mark Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>And the Justice Department has already executed a search warrant at Trump\u2019s home, indicating he may have violated the Espionage Act and illegally retained government documents after he transported more than 10,000 government records, including classified information, to Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>In Trump\u2019s announcement, some see a faulty attempt to avoid a potential indictment.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cA big reason Trump announced his run is he fears criminal prosecution. He\u2019s a desperate man, a threatened and rabid animal, who could face multiple indictments (the stolen classified documents, Georgia) over the next year,\u201d George Conway, husband to former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, wrote in a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/11\/15\/george-conway-trump-2024-prosecution\/\">Tuesday night op-ed<\/a>\u00a0in The Washington Post that landed amid Trump\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe thinks running for president, and the specter of violence from his fringiest supporters, will protect him from the prosecutors,\u201d Conway added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo just imagine what Trump would do to stay out of jail.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Justice Department typically adheres to an unwritten rule to avoid any prosecution that could influence the results of an election in the 60 days prior to that contest.<\/p>\n<p>But DOJ is still well ahead of that 2024 deadline, something Trump\u2019s early announcement doesn\u2019t change.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s nothing about running for office or even being a former president that immunizes him.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that somebody is prominent, does not mean that they don\u2019t get prosecuted,\u201d Andrew Weissmann, one of the lead prosecutors on the Mueller investigation into Trump, told Joy Reid during an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance on MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not a mitigating factor, as I said, I think that is an aggravating factor. And if he runs for office, he runs for office. But he\u2019s still a civilian like the rest of us, as you said, and the rule of law means that we are all treated equally. And I really am confident that [Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>] Merrick Garland is going to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garland seemed to nod to that dynamic when he held a press conference to address the execution of a warrant at Trump\u2019s Florida home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly without fear or favor,\u201d he said in August.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing charges against a former president would of course still be an unprecedented decision for the Justice Department, which faces hurdles in its own cases and would likely want to get a prosecution underway well ahead of the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Some legal experts have suggested that DOJ could struggle to score a conviction against Trump on the Jan. 6 front, at least when it comes to his role in directing the mob that descended on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>And while the Mar-a-Lago case could be more promising, DOJ is locked in a battle to overturn the appointment of a special master, a decision that has delayed its ability to review more than 10,000 government records Trump has argued he has the right to retain.<\/p>\n<p>Though not classified, they could still help build DOJ\u2019s case, particularly if they illuminate how Trump handled the records, some of which were found in his home office among his personal effects.<\/p>\n<p>Legal advisers have also\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=beitsch+special+counsel&amp;rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS842US843&amp;sxsrf=ALiCzsZ8Ah6gYfriMQyz2-6zmHIJaU5bUg%3A1668608591835&amp;ei=T_J0Y7WxMrHk5NoP0Ka98A4&amp;oq=beitsch+special+&amp;gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAxgAMgQIIxAnOgoIABBHENYEELADOgoILhCxAxCDARBDOgUIABCRAjoFCC4QkQI6EQguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDOggILhCxAxCDAToICC4QgwEQsQM6BAgAEEM6BAguEEM6DQguELEDEIMBENQCEEM6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOgUIABCABDoLCC4QgAQQsQMQ1AI6CAgAEIAEELEDOgcILhCxAxBDOgsILhCABBDHARCvAToLCC4QgAQQsQMQgwE6BQguEIAEOg4ILhCABBCxAxCDARDUAjoHCC4QgAQQCjoNCAAQgAQQsQMQgwEQCjoNCC4QrwEQxwEQgAQQCjoKCAAQgAQQsQMQCjoHCAAQgAQQCjoECAAQHjoGCAAQHhAKOgYIABAWEB5KBAhBGABKBAhGGABQkQZYqRFg_xdoA3ABeACAAc0BiAH-DpIBBjUuMTAuMZgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\">warned against DOJ appointing a special counsel<\/a>\u00a0to oversee the investigations, arguing the move would do little to head off complaints of politicization while delaying any prosecution.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trump made clear in his campaign kickoff speech he would continue to rail against the justice system, saying \u201cI am a victim\u201d and listing the FBI among the \u201cgravest threats to our civilization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing is greater than the weaponization from the system, the FBI or the DOJ. We must conduct a top to bottom overhaul to clean out the festering rods and corruption of Washington, D.C.,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe journey ahead of us will not be easy,\u201d Trump added. \u201cAnyone who truly seeks to take on this rigged and corrupt system will be faced with a storm of fire that only a few could understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s announcement came after weeks of forecasting and hinting, with the former president suggesting he would likely run essentially since leaving office.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s a dynamic that has likely been considered by the Justice Department since Day 1.<\/p>\n<p>Elliot Williams, who previously served as deputy assistant attorney general for legislative affairs at DOJ under the Obama administration, said, \u201cWhether he announced his candidacy to avoid getting charged or not I don\u2019t think that changes the calculus for the Justice Department or should.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad the Justice Department charged Donald Trump with a crime yesterday, what would have been any different with charging him today?\u201d Williams said in an appearance on CNN.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is different today than yesterday, based on his announcing as a candidate? There are still the same political questions just with respect to him being a former president, regardless of whether he announced his candidacy. The question is\u2026are the facts and law there to indict this individual? And it appears that in some of the instances it looks like there might be.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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