Attorney General Merrick Garland left open the possibility that former President Donald Trump could be prosecuted in connection with inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in an exclusive interview Tuesday with NBC News.
"Look, we pursue justice without fear or favor," Garland told NBC News' Lester Holt, when asked whether indicting a former president would "arguably tear the country apart."
"We intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding Jan. 6, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable," Garland continued. "That’s what we do."
#1: Pinguinite To: Horse (#0)
That shows some editorial bias there by NBC.
Ignoring the characterization of it as an "insurrection", which there doesn't seem to be any legal determination of it being such, the word "inciting" could be, and should be, omitted.
It could be "prosecuted in connection with the Jan 6 riot", or "prosecuted for inciting the Jan 6 riot". But "prosecuted in connection with inciting" is word salad.
Pinguinite posted on 2022-07-26 20:56:57 Reply Private Reply
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StraitGate posted on 2022-07-26 21:37:37 Reply Private Reply
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StraitGate posted on 2022-07-26 21:53:09 Reply Private Reply