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President Joe Biden longed for his Department of Justice (DOJ) to take action and prosecute former President Donald Trump over what transpired on January 6, 2021 — a wish that came to fruition this week, over a year after reports of Biden’s initial complaints on the matter.
In April 2022, the New York Times delved into the priorities of Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Biden administration, the latter of which had been hoping Garland would be more aggressive and take more decisive action to target Trump for January 6. According to the Times’ report, Biden had “confided to his inner circle that he believed former President Donald J. Trump was a threat to democracy and should be prosecuted, according to two people familiar with his comments.”
“And while the president has never communicated his frustrations directly to Mr. Garland, he has said privately that he wanted Mr. Garland to act less like a ponderous judge and more like a prosecutor who is willing to take decisive action over the events of Jan. 6,” according to the report. At the time, Garland said they would “do the right thing” and “follow the facts and the law wherever they may lead.”
“Still, Democrats’ increasingly urgent calls for the Justice Department to take more aggressive action highlight the tension between the frenetic demands of politics and the methodical pace of one of the biggest prosecutions in the department’s history,” the Times continued.
Mollie on X (formerly Twitter): “In 2022, the New York Times reported Biden was frustrated his AG Merrick Garland hadn’t prosecuted his chief political rival Donald Trump yet for J6 and believed it had to happen. Today, he got what he asked his DOJ for via the New York Times. https://t.co/yzaGCxvCqe / X”
In 2022, the New York Times reported Biden was frustrated his AG Merrick Garland hadn’t prosecuted his chief political rival Donald Trump yet for J6 and believed it had to happen. Today, he got what he asked his DOJ for via the New York Times. https://t.co/yzaGCxvCqe
Biden’s wish came true on Tuesday after Special Counsel Jack Smith announced a grand jury in Washington, D.C. indicted Trump on charges relating to the riot at the U.S. Capitol, which took place on January 6.
“Despite having lost, the Defendant was determined to stay in power. So for more than two months following Election Day on November 3, 2020, the Defendant spread lies that there had been outcome-determinative fraud in the election that he actually won,” the indictment reads. “These claims were false, and the Defendant knew they were false.”
Trump was indicted on four counts, which includes conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
Trump anticipated the indictment before it was officially reported, writing on social media, “I hear that Deranged Jack Smith, in order to interfere with the Presidential Election of 2024, will be putting out yet another Fake Indictment of your favorite President, me, at 5:00 P.M.”
“Why didn’t they do this 2.5 years ago? Why did they wait so long? Because they wanted to put it right in the middle of my campaign. Prosecutorial Misconduct!” he exclaimed, releasing a full statement as well, which he shared on social media.
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
I hear that Deranged Jack Smith, in order to interfere with the Presidential Election of 2024, will be putting out yet another Fake Indictment of your favorite President, me, at 5:00 P.M. Why didn’t they do this 2.5 years ago? Why did they wait so long?
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
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During an interview with Breitbart News last week, Trump made it clear he would fire Smith if he makes it to the White House again.
