Rep. Bill Pascrell calls for Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin to be locked up if he refuses to turn over Trump's tax returns.
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) is calling on Trump and his administration officials to be prosecuted for crimes against America after they leave office.
To See President Biden's 5 Best Jokes At The White House Correspondents Dinner visit The Daily.
Pascrell has been making this point over the last few days, most notably on Twitter:
Rep. Pascrell said, “Donald Trump along with his worst enablers must be tried for their crimes against our nation and Constitution. Failure to hold financial and political wrongdoing accountable in the past has invited greater malfeasance by bad actors. A repeat of those failures in 2021 further emboldens criminality by our national leaders and continues America down the path of lawlessness and authoritarianism. There must be accountability.”
There has been open sentiment for years among elected Democrats that Trump can’t be allowed to set a future presidential precedent with his behavior. Whether or not the Biden Department of Justice chooses to investigate Trump depends on how quickly the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control, because COVID will be priority one for the new administration, but also what happens with Trump prosecutions at the state and local levels, as the DOJ is not going to step on any ongoing New York cases against Trump.
Trump’s own conduct while out of office will determine his future. If the Trumps try to sell state secrets for cash, the federal government will take action. The House will certainly investigate the Trump administration after he leaves office, but there is a growing movement to hold Trump accountable for his crimes, as a chant of lock him up is growing louder each day.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Follow and Like PoliticusUSA on Facebook
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
Awards and Professional Memberships
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association
As a new poll shows RFK Jr. hurting Trump in critical swing states, the ex-president…
Eric Trump went on Fox News and appeared to be in a panic as he…
From what Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Sunday morning, it appears that ex-president Trump is…
Colin Jost delivered a powerful close at the White House Correspondents Dinner and his remarks…
Colin Jost brought the jokes, but he also closed with a touching and serious moment…
When it comes to the Supreme Court's questions regarding Donald J. Trump v. United States,…
This website uses cookies.
