{"id":2001494,"date":"2023-08-15T16:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T20:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refusing-to-comment-on-trump-indictments-to-avoid-overstep-on-doj-independence\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T16:15:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T20:15:59","slug":"white-house-refusing-to-comment-on-trump-indictments-to-avoid-overstep-on-doj-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refusing-to-comment-on-trump-indictments-to-avoid-overstep-on-doj-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"White House stays silent on Trump indictments to respect DOJ independence."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fwhite-house-refusing-to-comment-on-trump-indictments-to-avoid-overstep-on-doj-independence%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=2001494&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 Holds Back on Commenting on Trump&#8217;s \u2063Latest \u200cIndictment<\/h2>\n<p>The White House is refraining\u2062 from commenting \u200bon former President \u200cDonald Trump&#8217;s fourth indictment, as it has \u200cdone with previous charges against him, according to White House Principle Deputy Press Secretary \u2062Olivia Dalton.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u200c campaigned on a \u2062promise to &#8220;restore democracy,&#8221; and Dalton reiterated that platform as the reason why the White House has not addressed \u2062the indictments coming from Trump&#8217;s own\u200b Department of Justice (DOJ).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ve heard the president\u2064 speak on a number of occasions about the \u2063soul of our nation, making sure that we&#8217;re protecting the foundations of\u2064 our democracy. But you&#8217;ve also heard this president, even\u200c before he was\u2064 in office, talk about the importance of restoring the independence of the DOJ,&#8221; Dalton said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Story<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/who-is-judge-scott-mcafee-assigned-to-oversee-the-georgia-trump-indictment-5466964\">Who is Judge Scott McAfee, Assigned to \u200bOversee the Georgia Trump Indictment?<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span>8\/15\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;And so, you know, we have to hold both of\u2062 those things and \u200dwith respect to the cases that are underway\u2062 with respect to ongoing criminal cases, that&#8217;s certainly why \u2063we&#8217;ve continued to observe the independence of\u200c the DOJ \u2064to respect that and make sure that\u200b we don&#8217;t overstep \u200chere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump \u2062is currently facing trial in New York, Florida, Washington, and Georgia for various\u2064 charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-settles-lawsuit-with-trump-org-right-before-trial\/\" title=\"Michael Cohen, ex-Trump lawyer, settles lawsuit with Trump Org just before trial.\">including falsifying business records<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-calls-legit-criticism-of-corrupt-fbi-violence-but-we-werent-born-yesterday-2\/\" title=\"FBI Director Calls Legit Criticism Of Corrupt FBI \u2018Violence,\u2019 But We Weren\u2019t Born Yesterday\">mishandling classified documents<\/a>, conspiracy to defraud citizens in the 2020 presidential elections,\u2063 and alleged interference in Georgia&#8217;s 2020 general election.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:640px\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump leaves the Iowa State Fair in \u200bDes Moines, Iowa,\u2063 on Aug. 12, 2023.\u2064 (Madalina \u2064Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump and his supporters have raised \u2063questions about the timing of the charges related to the 2020 elections, alleging election interference from his political \u200brival President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the legal challenges, Trump&#8217;s polling numbers have improved, and the recent indictments have also boosted his fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n<p>All four cases \u2063have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refusing-to-comment-on-trump-indictments-to-avoid-overstep-on-doj-independence\/\" title=\"White House stays silent on Trump indictments to respect DOJ independence.\">sparked\u200c strong partisan reactions<\/a>, with Trump&#8217;s \u2064supporters calling them election interference and a &#8220;witch hunt,&#8221; while\u2064 his detractors view the \u2062charges as lawful and a victory for democracy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After losing the free and fair 2020 election, the failed former president attempted to disenfranchise Georgia voters because he didn\u2019t like the result. That was\u2062 an assault on our democracy. But in \u2062Fulton County we apply the\u200d law equally to \u200beveryone\u2013even\u2062 failed\u2062 former presidents,&#8221; posted Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.), whose\u200d district includes most of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President Biden and the Democrats are ABUSING the justice system and have weaponized it against Donald Trump,&#8221; posted\u200d Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). &#8220;They are trying to take the power away from the \u200cvoters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Biden Avoids Trump<\/h2>\n<p>While President \u200dBiden has been vocal about criticizing his rival&#8217;s\u200b policies\u2063 under his economic platform called &#8220;Bidenomics,&#8221; he has remained silent on the legal issues surrounding Trump and has recently avoided interactions\u200b with reporters.<\/p>\n<p>After Trump&#8217;s third indictment, Biden&#8217;s campaign spokesman, Kevin Munoz, stated that\u200d &#8220;like every Republican running for president, Donald \u200dTrump is running on an extreme, unpopular agenda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we saw in the midterms and continue\u200d to see in down-ballot races in 2023, \u2063Americans\u2062 reject the agenda Donald Trump embodies. President Biden will continue \u200bto campaign for our freedoms, for our middle class, and for our democracy \u2212 these are the issues Americans outside the beltway continue to head to\u2063 the ballot box on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last\u2062 month, Mr. Munoz criticized the former president&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton refrained from commenting on Donald Trump&#8217;s fourth indictment, following the same approach taken with previous charges. 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