Merrick Garland extended a policy on how the DOJ can investigate political candidates, potentially giving Trump added protection from federal inquiries as he considers another run for office.
, or for as long as Trump remained a political figure and not a private citizen.
“The Department of Justice has a strong interest in the prosecution of election-related crimes, such as those involving federal and state campaign finance laws, federal patronage laws, and corruption of the election process,”. “As Department employees, however, we must be particularly sensitive to safeguarding the Department’s reputation for fairness, neutrality, and non-partisanship.”
The memo doesn’t preclude investigations from happening against political figures. However, it slows the process down, and requires more steps that many view as unnecessary to opening inquiries against individuals investigators believe may have committed a crime.
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