{"id":1946580,"date":"2023-06-14T06:18:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T10:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-not-involved-in-trump-indictment-says-white-house\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T06:20:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T10:20:14","slug":"biden-not-involved-in-trump-indictment-says-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-not-involved-in-trump-indictment-says-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"White House: Biden not implicated in Trump indictment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-not-involved-in-trump-indictment-says-white-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1946580&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>White House Denies Biden&#8217;s Involvement in Trump&#8217;s Indictment<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0613\/a3785711-eadc-4da5-9dd2-063fa74c9f39\/audio.mp3?length=2085741&#038;duration=174\"><\/div>\n<p>The White House has made it clear that President Joe Biden had no involvement in the indictment of his predecessor and chief rival for the presidency in 2024, Donald Trump. This statement challenges critics who claimed that the charges were politically motivated.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNot at all. He was not involved,\u201d said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a press conference. \u201cThe President has been very, very clear. The Department of Justice is independent. He wants to restore the independence of the Department of Justice, and that\u2019s what you\u2019ve seen. That is why we have been very, very consistent. When it comes to criminal cases, we just do not comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-not-involved-in-trump-indictment-says-white-house\/\" title=\"White House: Biden not implicated in Trump indictment.\">facing 37 felony charges related<\/a> to his handling of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-garland-to-make-statement-on-mar-a-lago-raid\/\" title=\"AG Garland to Make Statement on Mar-a-Lago Raid\">classified government documents<\/a>. He showed up at the federal courthouse in Miami more than an hour before his scheduled 3 p.m. arraignment on Tuesday. This case marks the first time a former president of the United States is being accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-greg-steube-to-newsmax-states-will-need-to-sue-to-undo-biden-border-policy\/\" title=\"Rep. Greg Steube to Newsmax: States Will Need to Sue to Undo Biden Border Policy\">breaking federal law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Biden Denies Claims of Political Interference<\/h3>\n<p>When questioned last week by reporters about whether the Justice Department (DOJ) might indict Trump for political reasons, Biden denied those claims and assured them that he was \u201chonest.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou notice I have never once\u2014not one single time\u2014suggested to the Justice Department what they should do or not do, relative to bringing a charge or not bringing a charge. I\u2019m honest,\u201d he said during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ioc-president-will-not-add-fuel-to-summer-olympics-cancellation-rumors\/\" title=\"IOC president will \u2018not add fuel\u2019 to Summer Olympics cancellation rumors\">joint press conference<\/a> on June 8 with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the White House.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>White House officials have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-denies-military-leaders-warned-him-against-quick-withdrawal-date\/\" title=\"Biden Denies Military Leaders Warned Him Against Quick Withdrawal Date\">repeatedly denied claims<\/a> that the White House and the DOJ worked together on the indictment. Principal deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton told reporters on June 9 that the DOJ makes its decisions independently.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The White House&#8217;s statement makes it clear that President Biden had no involvement in the indictment of Donald Trump. The DOJ operates independently, and the President wants to restore its independence. Biden has denied claims of political interference and assured the public that he has never suggested to the DOJ what they should do or not do. The case against Trump marks the first time a former president of the United States is being accused of breaking federal law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>not involved in the indictment of Donald Trump and dismissed claims that the charges were politically motivated. 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