Obama Opposes Truth Commissions — But Not Prosecutions
It’s worth noting that in his speech this morning, while President Obama said he doesn’t think Congress ought to convene a truth commission along the lines of
Jul 31, 2020840.7K Shares12M Views
It’s worth noting that in his speech this morning, while President Obama said he doesn’t think Congress ought to convene a truth commission along the lines of what Sen. Patrick Leahy(D-Vt.) or Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) have proposed, he did not rule out the possibility of a Justice Department probe of potential violations of the law.
Specifically, he said: “I believe existing institutions are strong enough” such as Congress, which can conduct hearings, and “the Department of Justice and our courts can work through any violations of our laws and miscarriages of justice.”
Though he went on to decry the tendency in Washington “to point fingers at one another,” a prosecution — and particularly the appointment of an independent prosecutor — would remove from the political process the question of whether previous administration officials broke the law, and put it right back where it belongs: in the realm of a criminal investigation.
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