Associated Press Quotes Danilewitz on January 6 Capital Riots Panel, Expected U.S. Department of Justice Charging Decision

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Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in ‘precarious’ spot, ups pressure

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHAEL BALSAMO

Justin Danilewitz, a Philadelphia-based attorney and former federal prosecutor, noted the department faces a higher burden of proof in court to show that presidential immunity should not apply. And he said the legal advice Trump received from Eastman “undermines an inference of corrupt or deceitful intent.”

The department will be guided by the evidence and law, he said, “but the social and political ramifications of a decision of this kind will not be far from the minds of Attorney General Garland and his staff.”

“A decision to bring or not bring criminal charges will have significant ripple effects,” he added.

Taylor Budowich, a Trump spokesperson, called the judge’s ruling an “absurd and baseless ruling by a Clinton-appointed Judge in California.” He called the House committee’s investigation a “circus of partisanship.”

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