But under President-elect Joe Biden, the department’s former and current employees hope that his pick for attorney general will shield the agency from partisan battles and political concerns. More than 40 current and former department employees shared with The New York Times who they thought should run the Justice Department. “Why didn’t Bill Barr reveal the truth to the public, before the Election, about Hunter Biden,” Trump said on Twitter, referring to the federal inquiry. Justice Department policies prohibit public discussion about cases that could influence the outcome of the election. Nearly everyone said that the incoming attorney general would need to reestablish the idea that prosecutions would be free of political pressure from the president.

Source: bd News24 December 13, 2020 05:48 UTC