Criminal referrals emerge as possible 'exit strategy' of struggling Biden impeachment inquiry, sources say

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

March 12, 2024, 5:49 PM


Last week, one of the Republican congressman who has been spearheading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden floated a new path forward for his embattled probe: issuing "criminal referrals," recommending prosecution, to the Department of Justice.

"At the end of the day, what does accountability look like? It looks like criminal referrals. It looks like referring people to the Department of Justice," House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, who is among those leading the impeachment inquiry, said in an interview on Fox News.

The notion of issuing criminal referrals as part of the probe has gained traction among senior Republicans on Capitol Hill as the prospects of impeaching President Biden have dulled, multiple sources told ABC News, with one congressional Republican bluntly describing the move as an "exit strategy." Any such referrals would fall short of the committee's initial goals of impeaching President Biden, as the Justice Department is not obligated to act on such referrals or even acknowledge them.

But the plan could give former President Donald Trump a long-shot roadmap for his own administration to investigate his predecessor, should he win back the White House in November. As Comer works to help navigate the future of the impeachment inquiry, sources tell ABC News that Trump and Comer had a meeting in Florida last month, though it was not immediately clear what was discussed. The brief February meeting, which has not previously been reported, occurred at one of Trump's properties in Florida, the sources said.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/criminal-referrals-emerge-exit-strategy-struggling-biden-impeachment/story?id=108023312

[elleng]

1. For WHAT, you piece of crap???

[riversedge]

6. Oh, the rethugs will think of something. damn!

[getagrip_already]

7. Like his appeals, it doesnt matter....

All that will matter is the appearance of a crime at first. Then after thousands of repetitions and reports and "journalists" asking questions, it will get asked during a debate, for balance.

And then if he wins, it will get dragged through courts much like hunter is.

Smear, dip, repeat.

[COL Mustard]

13. I'm sure he spit on the sidewalk at some point in his life.

They'll find something. Maybe he forgot to pick up after Major?

[tulipsandroses]

2. And then yammer on about the DOJ is corrupt because they haven't done anything

Whatever. Another talking point.

[marble falls]

3. Having every single "criminal referral" "no billed" will be rich.

[getagrip_already]

8. This ag will probably appoint a special council....

Just so nobody can say he killed it for political reasons.

Maybe bill barr this time.

[markodochartaigh]

16. Well,

it can't be Ken Starr, he has already been called home to serve in Satan's legal department.

[chowder66]

4. Criminal referrals on their "witnesses", right?

[pecosbob]

5. January headline...Criminal referrals for Comer and Jordan

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Don't forget Marjorie Traitor Greene

[COL Mustard]

14. I don't want to frisk her!!!

Yuck.

[DemocraticPatriot]

10. "We failed to find a high crime or misdemeanor, so we hope you can" ???

A criminal referral without a crime....

[Mawspam2]

11. And Federalist Society Merrick Garland...

...will assign some Trump DoJ lacky as Special Council.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. "And Federalist Society Merrick Garland..."

I don't know why this keeps being repeated around the internet but he's not a member nor associated and in fact, they spent time and money blocking his nomination to the SCOTUS.

I.e., if he were "Federalist Society", he would have been immediately confirmed by Turtle, no questions asked. Instead we ended up with an ACTUAL "Federalist Society" lackey, Neil Gorsuch.

[Novara]

15. A criminal referral based in fantasyland

They've STILL got nothing.