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Just as matter of clarification, this was a Special Prosecutor finding which is considered Independent from the DoJ.
To the matter this Special Prosecutor transgressed general Prosecution principles that the DoJ and Special prosecutors are supposed to follow, as he basically wrongly did what James Comey, did to Hillary Clinton, when he said 'we are not charging', but then went on to offer his opinion and view on issues that would NEVER then have a chance to be adjudicate in a court of law.
Anyone reasonable can understand why ANY prosecutor saying "I am not charging but here is what I THINK the person did wrong' should be able to understand why that is generally considered wrong and unfair. 'I am not charging him but i still believe he is a pedophile' should make it clear to anyone why that is problematic as the person accused has no venue (no day in court) to address and beat the charges.
This is not specifically about Biden as it is very much the NORM, in cases where one misstated memory can lead to decades of records scouring to try and find if the person said something different prior, and then a perjury charge can follow. Thus why lawyers recommend clients say 'they cannot remember' even if they seem to recall something but are not 100% sure. And yes it can be abused with people saying 'I don't remember' when they actually do remember, and that is a crime, even if one that is super hard to prove.
that this prosecutor offers his OPINION that Biden 'not remembering' is an age thing is simply wrong to do (true or not). He simply should not speculate as a prosecutor.
For instance what would the same prosecutor have to say about the below?
it is absolutely fair for a prosecutor to believe Donald and Ivanka are suffering dementia and that is why they cannot remember, key details or that they are lying.
What is NOT appropriate is for the prosecutor to offer their guess as to why they could not remember.
(and the guess being correct or not, has no bearing on whether a PROSECUTOR should do it)
To the matter this Special Prosecutor transgressed general Prosecution principles that the DoJ and Special prosecutors are supposed to follow, as he basically wrongly did what James Comey, did to Hillary Clinton, when he said 'we are not charging', but then went on to offer his opinion and view on issues that would NEVER then have a chance to be adjudicate in a court of law.
Anyone reasonable can understand why ANY prosecutor saying "I am not charging but here is what I THINK the person did wrong' should be able to understand why that is generally considered wrong and unfair. 'I am not charging him but i still believe he is a pedophile' should make it clear to anyone why that is problematic as the person accused has no venue (no day in court) to address and beat the charges.
This is not specifically about Biden as it is very much the NORM, in cases where one misstated memory can lead to decades of records scouring to try and find if the person said something different prior, and then a perjury charge can follow. Thus why lawyers recommend clients say 'they cannot remember' even if they seem to recall something but are not 100% sure. And yes it can be abused with people saying 'I don't remember' when they actually do remember, and that is a crime, even if one that is super hard to prove.
that this prosecutor offers his OPINION that Biden 'not remembering' is an age thing is simply wrong to do (true or not). He simply should not speculate as a prosecutor.
For instance what would the same prosecutor have to say about the below?
it is absolutely fair for a prosecutor to believe Donald and Ivanka are suffering dementia and that is why they cannot remember, key details or that they are lying.
What is NOT appropriate is for the prosecutor to offer their guess as to why they could not remember.
(and the guess being correct or not, has no bearing on whether a PROSECUTOR should do it)
