Chuck Todd said both sides of Trump’s criminal charges could be discussed, but only argued why Trump shouldn’t be indicted.
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Transcription via Meet the Press:
Preet Balala:
See, they’re making an introduction, but it’s not their role to bring criminal charges.
Chuck Todd:
Good or bad, I can discuss both sides.
Preet Balala:
So for me, it’s mostly symbolic. Because it wasn’t clear how far the Justice Department was going when we first started this discussion of the referral. And they had a lot of staff that added to the problem. doing.
Chuck Todd:
Do you think crime reports are complicating things instead of actually helping?
Preet Balala:
I don’t think it complicates things. In fact, I don’t think it’s going to do anything for the Department of Justice. I don’t think it pushes them to do anything more quickly or more aggressively.
Chuck Todd:
But wouldn’t that hurt the political stew? A word you don’t want to use.
Preet Balala:
you can claim it. I don’t know why they feel the need to do that. I think they want to make a statement for themselves. I don’t think it will affect the Justice Department.
Donald Trump has tried to overthrow the United States government, but Chuck Todd is concerned that prosecuting the former president will add a negative look to “stew.”
Todd doesn’t seem to understand the consequences of trying to overthrow the government, and introducing criminals is not the same as an attempted coup.
The corporate media chronically disappoints the country and the American public on issues of democracy, but Chuck Todd’s false equivalence is a special level of failure that helps put American democracy in jeopardy. .
Jason is the editor-in-chief. He is also a White House press pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy with a specialization in the social reform movement.
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