CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin Admits “There’s No Basis To Prosecute” Trump
- CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin Admits “There’s No Basis To Prosecute” Trump
by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
First, CNN was actually critical of the job President Joe Biden was (wasn’t) doing related to the collapse of Afghanistan. Now, the network has offered up an unlikely ally for former President Trump in Jeffrey Toobin, who has called on Attorney General Merrick Garland not to pursue charges against Trump.
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Toobin penned an op-ed that was published on CNN this week. It was then picked up by Mediaite. In it, he writes:
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“It’s one thing to describe the former president’s behavior as disgraceful and wrong — and I’d share that view — but quite another to argue that Trump should be criminally prosecuted. Based on the available evidence, there is no basis to prosecute Trump and little reason even to open a criminal investigation.”
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Toobin defended Trump against the Insurrection Act, claiming that there are “two insurmountable problems” with the argument. The Act prohibits anyone who “incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto.”
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Toobin argued:
“First, Trump’s words were ambiguous. He urged a march to Capitol Hill, but he also discouraged violence,” Toobin contended. “Second, he could argue that he was seeking to uphold the rule of law by obtaining an accurate count of the election results, not seeking to rebel against the authority of the United States.”
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