Trump Ally Pushes for Criminal Investigations into Obama, Biden, and Clinton

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Former President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been longtime targets of criticism from Trump ally and Republican lawyer Mike Davis. Davis has been pushing for criminal investigations into the trio, alleging that they committed federal crimes related to the 2016 election and other activities. Attorney General Pam Bondi has approved two federal criminal investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Senator Adam Schiff, and has also ordered an unnamed federal prosecutor to start a grand jury investigation into whether Obama administration officials committed federal crimes when they investigated Russia's actions during the 2016 election.

Key Takeaways:

  • Mike Davis, a Republican lawyer and ally of Trump, has been pushing for criminal investigations into Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton, alleging that they committed federal crimes related to the 2016 election and other activities.
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi has approved two federal criminal investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Senator Adam Schiff, and has also ordered an unnamed federal prosecutor to start a grand jury investigation into whether Obama administration officials committed federal crimes.
  • The new investigations are seen as an attempt to deflect attention from Trump's abuse of power and failure to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
  • Former top FBI and Department of Justice officials have rejected the allegations, calling them "absurd," "bananas," and "insane."
  • Mike Davis has pushed for the confirmation of Jason Reding Quiñones, a new U.S. attorney in South Florida, whom he called a friend and whom he wants to pursue the investigations aggressively.
  • Three former Justice Department and FBI officials stated that the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago was conducted properly and was approved by a federal judge.
  • A former top Justice Department official called Davis's call for a criminal investigation "outrageous" and accused the Democrats of setting precedent that former presidents are fair game.
  • An anonymous former national security official expressed concern that Bondi and Gabbard may be acting out of authoritarian instinct or that the investigation may be a political stunt.

Statistics:

  • 2 federal criminal investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Senator Adam Schiff, approved by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
  • 1 grand jury investigation into whether Obama administration officials committed federal crimes, ordered by Bondi.
  • 1 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago in 2022, conducted properly and approved by a federal judge.
  • 1 year: the amount of time Trump ignored requests to return classified documents to the National Archives.

Sources:

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