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 Departments pending prosecution of a prominent Chinese executive so his administration can resolve a growing trade dispute with China, the Justice Departments 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 dont do trade, he added.
Demers was responding to a question from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who said Trumps suggestion that he would intervene in (a) criminal prosecution for political purposes was extremely, extremely disturbing.
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