• AmidFuror@fedia.io
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    6 months ago

    Biden doesn’t and shouldn’t directly control the Attorney General. There have been federal charges filed against Trump in two cases. Now it is up to the judiciary to move those cases forward.

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      6 months ago

      Absolutely he controls the attorney general. Its his own appointment and he has full discretion to fire and replace, as we saw with trump.

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        6 months ago

        So… Biden should lean on fascism to do what’s best for the country? Stoop to the level of Republicans? I think a lot of us disagree

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          6 months ago

          what fascism, Im talking about prosecuting for federal crimes, which is the executive branch’s duty. Trump was committing fascism by having his attorney general not prosecute his federal crimes.

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            6 months ago

            Isn’t prosecuting crime more of a judicial branch thing?

            Edit: I checked, looks like attorney general is executive branch

            Also, firing the attorney general when they don’t prosecute who you think they should seems pretty bad. Especially when it’s a political rival. Maybe leave that to the person who is not directly impacted by the outcome of the prosecution? Like a checks and balances kinda idea?

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              6 months ago

              No, the judicial branch oversees trials and makes rulings. In federal court, the executive branch acts as the prosecutor, making the case that federal crimes were committed. They dont decide guilt, they just make the case.