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Mehdi Hasan says he will ‘never’ forgive Biden for not using DOJ as weapon to judge Trump before election
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Mehdi Hasan says he will ‘never’ forgive Biden for not using DOJ as weapon to judge Trump before election

Mehdi Hasan, former MSNBC anchor » said President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland on Saturday for failing to try former President Trump before the 2024 presidential election.

In a scathing article on ignoring the concerns of a militarized justice system.

“No matter who wins or loses on Tuesday, I will never stop being angry at Joe Biden and Merrick Garland for allowing Trump to face the electorate this week without seeing the inside of a courtroom for his crimes in January 6th and before,” he wrote.

TRUMP TRIAL ARISING FROM JACK SMITH INVESTIGATION DELAYED UNTIL ELECTION DAY

Mehdi Hasan speaks at an event

Mehdi Hasan, who left MSNBC in January, criticized the Biden administration for not intervening in a lawsuit against former President Trump. (David Livingston/Getty Images)

“Stunning incompetence, caution, cowardice and more from the top of the Democratic Party. They will say it was to try to maintain trust in an impartial DOJ but, even after giving Trump a pass, the Democrats and Biden’s DOJ are still accused of leading a ‘witch hunt’ against Trump and ‘weaponizing’ the justice system against him. So what have we gained? he added.

After months of speculation on trial date Special Counsel Jack Smith In the election lawsuit against Trump, U.S. District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan announced in September that the trial would not begin until after the presidential election, setting deadlines for responses and filings from federal prosecutors and Trump’s legal team on November 7, two days later. Election day. The case concerns Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Democrats had been hoping for an earlier trial date, believing it would hurt Trump politically and give Kamala Harris a huge advantage in a tight race.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump was indicted on four federal counts stemming from Smith’s investigation into the Capitol riot, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and of attempted obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights in August 2023. Trump pleaded not guilty to all the accusations made against him by Smith and called the matter a “witch hunt.”

Trump charged a second time in election subversion case brought by special counsel Jack Smith

At the time, Democrats said the charges pointed to a “month-long criminal plot by the former president to defy democracy.”

But after the Supreme Court ruled that a president was immune from prosecution for official acts, Smith had to file another indictment against Trump, revising the charges in an effort to navigate the process. Supreme Court decision.

The new indictment maintains the prior criminal charges, but narrows and reframes the allegations against Trump after the high court ruling that granted broad immunity to former presidents. Smith alleges Trump pressured former Vice President Mike Pence reject legitimate electoral votes, in addition to gathering fake electors in key states that went to President Biden and attesting to Trump’s electoral victory.

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Former Republican President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Michigan. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstructing and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, and anti-rights conspiracy remain.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. also a new indictment.

Trump also faces criminal charges in a separate federal case led by Smith regarding classified documents, as well as charges in Fulton County, Georgia, and a criminal conviction on 34 counts in court Manhattan Penal Court. He was also convicted of 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records in a New York court in May.

Trump maintains his innocence while Republicans promise it to Congress repress on the alleged militarization of the Ministry of Justice.

Brooke Singman of Fox News contributed to this report.