Biden rebuffs Democratic push to prosecute Trump

Published November 18, 2020 11:30am ET



President-elect Joe Biden is signaling that his administration will not prioritize prosecuting his predecessor in a purported effort to heal the country’s divisions, amid pressure from other Democrats for a “reckoning” once President Trump has left office.

The president’s tax and business affairs are already being investigated in New York. And Trump has reportedly told aides that he fears a wave of federal prosecutions.

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