In stark contrast with President-elect Joe Biden—who is reportedly inclined against investigating and possibly prosecuting President Donald Trump for his many proven and alleged crimes—one Democratic congressman on Tuesday demanded that the president be brought to justice.
“Importantly, any further abuse of the sacred pardon power to shield criminals would itself be obstruction of justice, and any self-pardons would be illegal.”
—Rep. Bill Pascrell
Citing an “unprecedented litany of misdeeds [that] must not be swept under the rug,” Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.)—a fierce critic of the president—released a statement calling for the prosecution of Trump and members of his administration, whom the 83-year-old congressman accused of committing “innumerable crimes against the United States.”
Pascrell’s statement said that:
[Trump] has endangered our national security. He ripped families apart. He poisoned the Census. He has personally profited from his office. He has attacked our elections and sought to throttle democracy. He was rightly impeached by the House of Representatives. He has engaged in treachery [and] in treason. He […]
Trump should be taken to The Hague and tried for Crimes Against Humanity. He lied about how bad the pandemic would be when he knew better. His own words condemn himself as the tapes from Bob Woodward show. He is guilty of not protecting American Citizens from harm which is his main responsibility.