The political weaponizing of the Department of Justice (DOJ) could backfire on President Joe Biden, according to George Washington University Law School Professor Jonathan Turley.
Former President Donald Trump currently faces three criminal indictments in what critics believe are politically motivated attacks and election interference. Trump is also the 2024 Republican Party frontrunner. Biden allegedly tasked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Special Counsel Jack Smith to investigate Trump.
If Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, he has vowed to fire Special Counsel Jack Smith who is leading the investigation into Trump’s alleged improper retention of classified records. (POLL: Is Joe Biden Fit to be President? Results Are In…)
There is a wicked twist in all of this for Biden. The very controversial linchpin used against Trump could conceivably be used against Biden, particularly in the launching of an impeachment inquiry by House Republicans. https://t.co/xeRYRIPkH8
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 7, 2023
Professor Turley said, “The Justice Department acknowledges that the Constitution protects false statements made in political campaigns. Yet it maintains that Trump can be convicted for lying because he really did not believe what he said.”
“Criminalizing lies in campaigns because of the spread of disinformation or disorder is a slippery slope that vests unprecedented power in the Justice Department,” Turley explains. “That is why guilt by implication or association, as employed by special counsel Smith against Trump, could be a dangerous legal standard for Joe Biden.”
Since Biden has spread significant lies, including his denials related to Hunter Biden’s business activity, he could face a similar fate under a politicized DOJ. (Trending: Disney Just Pulled A Bud Light…)
After Chaotic Court Day for Hunter, the White House Can't Get Its Story Straight https://t.co/PM3jSRCKtg
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 27, 2023
“Biden surely knew his denials of knowledge and interactions were untrue, even as his aides misinformed the public and as congressional and federal investigations occurred,” Turley said.
“Now, according to special counsel Smith, such knowing lies can be criminal matters, at least in the case of Donald Trump. For Congress, it could also trigger impeachment inquiries in the case of Joe Biden — and that would make this very personal indeed,” he concluded.
OOF: Kevin McCarthy just calmly ripped this reporter to shreds for twisting his words. pic.twitter.com/m9dSNXDdCU
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 27, 2023
