Sen Lisa Murkovski (R-Lusca), a liberal Republican, raised questions about the independence of the Department of Justice on Monday, pointing to “political pressure from the White House”, before former FBI director James Comi’s prosecution.
“The Department of Justice has long been untouched by the President’s administration to protect public belief in the rule of law,” Mercovsky said in a post on the social platform X.
“But that freedom is called a question when exceeding political pressure from the White House, which leads to the changes of unusual personnel and criminal allegations are filed by the President a few days after his call.”
Murkovsky, who has criticized President Trump several times, stressed the importance in the past that the case of Comi handled the “free from political intervention” for American democracy.
“Former FBI director James Comi, like any American, deserves an innocence and estimates of a fair test,” he wrote in his post. “As the legal process progresses, I hope the DOJ will act according to the Constitution and the federal law, and to demonstrate that the matter is being freed from political intervention.”
“The strength of our democracy rests on public confidence in equal justice under the law. If the Americans believe that federal prosecutions are operated by politics rather than facts and evidence, it would be difficult to undo the damage,” Mercowski said.
A federal grand jury Prosecution On Thursday, Comi, as well as one more to obstruct the Congress proceedings in connection with the testimony given before the Senate in 2020 for making a wrong statement.Is maintainedHis innocence said that he never deliberately gave false testimony to the Congress.
TusrapHas been called for a long timeFor allegations against Cumi, which he blames for investigating his campaign relationship for Russia in the 2016 election – something that he has repeatedly reduced as “witch hunt” and a “tricks”.
On Friday, Trump said that heHope “others are”Who will face the allegations, already alleging “making weapons to justice like someone in history”.
Accusations were made after Trump’s appearanceApparent pressureTo pursue cases against his Attorney General Comi, Sen Adam Shif (D-Calif.) And New York Attorney General Latitia James.
Also prosecution Came after taking out Trump An American lawyer, Eric Cebert, who refused to bring allegations against James. Cebert was also investigating Comi, before he was out, but did not bring alleged allegations against him to face obstacles in that investigation.
