On Thursday's MSNBC broadcast of “The Readout,” host Joy Reid said there were “legal issues within the Department of Justice” under President Joe Biden and that there were “legal issues within the Department of Justice” from President Donald Trump's first term. He claimed that there was something left behind.
In an interview with Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Mr. Reid said: [relevant remarks begin around 35:00] “But there is a law within the Department of Justice. The view of many people, including Marilyn Mosby's attorney, is that while I think there were people who were politically marginalized by Trump, her prosecution I do believe it was political. His name has not been released at this time, but if Donald To. Do you think President Biden should be thinking about cases like Mr. Mosby's, especially if the Justice Department appears to be targeting Black members of Congress who have been unfairly targeted by the public integrity division? Do you think those people should be considered?
Pressley said the meeting was an “important” one to have, but did not say whether anyone should be pardoned.
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