“I have never once, not one single time, suggested to the Justice Department what they should do or not do relative to bringing a charge or not bringing a charge,” the president said Thursday. «I’m honest.»
President Biden said Thursday that Americans can trust an independent Justice Department as it investigates former president and 2024 Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump.
Toward the end of a White House news conference that also featured British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Biden was asked by NBC News reporter Peter Alexander whether there was anything the president could say to Americans to “convince them” that they “should trust the independence and fairness of the Justice Department that your predecessor Donald Trump repeatedly attacks.”
“I’m honest,” the president added, knocking his knuckles on the lectern before leaving the stage.
The Justice Department has been investigating Trump’s handling of classified material for more than a year, and attorneys for the former president say they expect special counsel Jack Smith — who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November to lead the investigation — to finalize a charging decision in the coming weeks.
