Rew Weissmann, an MSNBC contributor and top deputy to former special counsel Robert Mueller, is calling on former Vice President Joe Biden to prosecute President Donald Trump, assuming he will be inaugurated in January.
Weissmann, in an op-ed for the New York Times that the next Department of Justice "Should investigate Mr. Trump and, if warranted, prosecute him for potential federal crimes."
"Mr. Trump's criminal exposure is clear," he said, adding that there is "Ample evidence to support a charge that Mr. Trump obstructed justice," in the Mueller probe, which cleared the president of any criminal wrongdoing between himself and the Russian government during his White House transition.
Weissmann then floated the possibility that President Trump could "Pardon not just his family and friends before leaving office but also himself in order to avoid federal criminal liability."
"In short, being president should mean you are more accountable, not less, to the rule of law," he concluded.
Weissmann's op-ed comes after the former Mueller prosecutor compared President Trump to Nazi Germany Dictator Adolf Hitler.
In September, Weissmann seemingly threw Mueller under the bus by lamenting that they "Could have done more" in their investigation into President Trump.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Mueller Probe's Andrew Weissmann Wants Biden DOJ to Prosecute Trump
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