{"id":2332188,"date":"2024-08-27T22:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T02:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-argues-doj-violated-its-own-policy-by-filing-superseding-indictment-against-him-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T22:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T02:42:32","slug":"trump-argues-doj-violated-its-own-policy-by-filing-superseding-indictment-against-him-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-argues-doj-violated-its-own-policy-by-filing-superseding-indictment-against-him-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump argues DOJ \u2018violated its own policy\u2019 by filing superseding indictment against him &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Ftrump-argues-doj-violated-its-own-policy-by-filing-superseding-indictment-against-him-washington-examiner%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=2332188&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--><p>Former \u200bPresident\u2064 Donald Trump contends that \u2063the Department of Justice \u2063(DOJ) \u2064has breached its own policy by issuing a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-whitmer-plot-suspects-now-face-weapon-of-mass-destruction-charges\/\" title=\"Three Whitmer Plot Suspects Now Face Weapon Of Mass Destruction Charges\">superseding indictment<\/a> against him ahead\u2063 of the\u2063 presidential election.\u200d This new \u200dindictment, submitted by Special\u200c Counsel Jack \u200dSmith, revises a previous \u2064case related\u2064 to Trump&#8217;s involvement \u200din the January \u200b6 Capitol\u2062 riot and\u2062 comes in light of a significant Supreme Court ruling regarding presidential actions.\u200c In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed \u2064that the DOJ&#8217;s timing violates its guidelines, which discourage any\u200d actions \u2063that could influence \u200can election within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/signatory-of-lancet-letter-denying-wuhan-lab-leak-privately-said-its-possible\/\" title=\"Signatory of Lancet Letter Denying Wuhan Lab Leak Privately Said \u201cIt\u2019s Possible\u201d\">60 days prior<\/a>\u2063 to voting, as \u2064early voting for the election is set \u2064to begin on\u200b September 6. He labeled these actions as &#8220;Election \u200cInterference&#8221; and called for \u2062all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">related charges<\/a> to be dismissed. The DOJ&#8217;s established rules assert that prosecutors \u200cshould not manipulate the timing\u2064 of legal actions to\u200b impact electoral outcomes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump argues DOJ &lsquo;violated its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-mocks-republicans-who-tell-him-to-stick-to-policy-after-obama-gets-personal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump mocks Republicans who tell him to \u2018stick to policy\u2019 after Obama gets \u2018personal\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">policy&#038;rsquo<\/a>; by filing superseding indictment against him<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1739145\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Department of Justice<\/a> &ldquo;violated its own policy&rdquo; by filing a superseding indictment against him so close to the presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Special counsel Jack Smith filed a shortened version of a previous indictment related to Trump&rsquo;s role in the Jan. 6 riot, which was affected by the landmark July 1 Supreme Court ruling that outlined the protected actions of a president. Trump alleged that the DOJ had violated its own policy through the superseding indictment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is DOJ policy that the Department of Justice should not take any action that will influence an election within 60 days of that election &ndash; but they just have taken such action,&rdquo; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113036420728580264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on Truth Social. &ldquo;Voting starts on September 6th, therefore the DOJ has violated its own policy &ndash; Election Interference. All of these Comrade Kamala\/Biden Hoaxes should be immediately DISMISSED!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/jm\/jm-9-85000-protection-government-integrity#:~:text=Federal%20prosecutors%20and%20agents%20may,any%20candidate%20or%20political%20party.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>written rules<\/a> stating federal prosecutors and agents cannot use the timing of an action, &ldquo;including investigative steps, criminal charges, or statements, for the purpose of affecting any election, or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party.&rdquo; However, the rules do not mention a 60-day restriction period.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was likely referring to a DOJ policy regarding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2022\/08\/30\/garland-justice-political-appointee-hatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;blackout&rdquo; period<\/a>, typically 60 days, ahead of elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a 36-page document, Smith&rsquo;s team said that the new indictment &ldquo;reflects the Government&rsquo;s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court&rsquo;s holdings and remand instructions in Trump v. United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump had previously attacked Smith over the indictment, calling it an &ldquo;act of desperation&rdquo; and an attempt for Smith to &ldquo;save face.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is merely an attempt to INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTION, and distract the American People from the catastrophes Kamala Harris has inflicted on our Nation, like the Border Invasion, Migrant Crime, Rampant Inflation, the threat of World War III, and more,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1739145\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1739145\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claims DOJ &#8216;breached its own policy&#8217; by issuing a superseding indictment against him. The former president contended that the Department of Justice (DOJ) &#8220;violated its own policy&#8221; by bringing forth a superseding indictment so near to the presidential election. Special counsel Jack Smith submitted a condensed version of an earlier indictment concerning Trump&#8217;s involvement in the January 6 riot, which was influenced by a significant Supreme Court ruling on July 1 that clarified the protected actions of a president. Trump asserted that this action constituted a breach of DOJ policy, stating, &#8220;It is DOJ policy that they should not take any steps that could impact an election within 60 days prior to it \u2013 yet they have done just that.&#8221; He noted in a post on Truth Social, &#8220;Voting begins on September 6th; thus, the DOJ has violated its own guidelines \u2013 Election Interference. All these Comrade Kamala\/Biden Hoaxes should be dismissed immediately!&#8221; The DOJ has established rules indicating federal prosecutors and agents must not time their actions\u2014such as investigative measures or criminal charges\u2014to influence elections or provide advantages or disadvantages to candidates or political parties. However, these rules do not specify a 60-day restriction period. Trump likely referred to an internal DOJ guideline regarding an electoral &#8220;blackout&#8221; period typically lasting around 60 days before elections. In a detailed document spanning 36 pages, Smith&#8217;s team stated that the new indictment aims to align with and implement the Supreme Court&#8217;s decisions and remand instructions in Trump v. United States. Previously, Trump criticized Smith over this indictment, labeling it as an \u201cact of desperation\u201d intended for Smith to \u201csave face.\u201d He further claimed it was merely an attempt to DISTRACT from issues like border security failures and rising inflation caused by Kamala Harris\u2019s policies while interfering with the election process<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2332189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-doj-special-counsel-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7076,33211,39489,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2332188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-doj","tag-legal-news","tag-superseding-indictment","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-doj-special-counsel-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}