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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Absolutely he controls the attorney general. Its his own appointment and he has full discretion to fire and replace, as we saw with trump.
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
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.
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?
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.
Yeah thanks for clearing that up, that’s what I read when I actually looked into it further
Lol omg you’re so dumb that’s not how appointments work.
We’re not looking to Trump for behavioral standards, are we?