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DOJ 'not a tool of trade' in China dispute, official vows, after Trump suggests he might intervene
Source: ABC News
DOJ 'not a tool of trade' in China dispute, official vows, after Trump suggests he might intervene
By MIKE LEVINE Dec 12, 2018, 1:21 PM ET
As critics blast President Donald Trump for suggesting he might “intervene” in the Justice Department’s pending prosecution of a prominent Chinese executive so his administration can resolve a growing trade dispute with China, the Justice Department’s top national security official on Wednesday insisted his prosecutors will not be influenced by what the White House does.
“We are not a tool of trade when we bring the cases,” Assistant Attorney General John Demers told a Senate panel.
“What we do at the Justice Department is law enforcement. We don’t do trade,” he added.
Demers was responding to a question from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who said Trump’s suggestion that he “would intervene in (a) criminal prosecution for political purposes” was “extremely, extremely disturbing.”
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By MIKE LEVINE Dec 12, 2018, 1:21 PM ET
As critics blast President Donald Trump for suggesting he might “intervene” in the Justice Department’s pending prosecution of a prominent Chinese executive so his administration can resolve a growing trade dispute with China, the Justice Department’s top national security official on Wednesday insisted his prosecutors will not be influenced by what the White House does.
“We are not a tool of trade when we bring the cases,” Assistant Attorney General John Demers told a Senate panel.
“What we do at the Justice Department is law enforcement. We don’t do trade,” he added.
Demers was responding to a question from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who said Trump’s suggestion that he “would intervene in (a) criminal prosecution for political purposes” was “extremely, extremely disturbing.”
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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-tool-trade-chinese-exec-case-official-vows/story?id=59775531
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