Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia AG, presses DOJ to hand over documents related to Trump prosecutions

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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is seeking Justice Department documents that may indicate coordination between the Biden administration and state prosecutors charging former President Donald Trump with crimes.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks with reporters to announce a $68 million settlement with the Kroger pharmacy chain over its role in perpetuating the opioid crisis during a press conference at the state Capitol in Charleston on Thursday, …West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Monday he is seeking documents from the Department of Justice that may indicate coordination between the Biden administration and state prosecutors who have charged former...

“The American people have a right to know what is going on, especially when it comes to whether DOJ is using taxpayer monies and the coercive lever of the federal government to manipulate elections,” Mr. Morrisey said in a letter to Mr. Garland. “This strategy against a former President and current political candidate seems to be an unprecedented weaponization of the prosecutorial system for political ends.

The letter also refers to public documents that suggest prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, had contact with the White House and that media reports suggest the Justice Department may have provided a road map for charges against Mr. Trump. In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has charged Mr. Trump and more than a dozen other defendants with election interference charges over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

 

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