Current President Joe Biden’s administration hopes the Justice Department will prevent partisan bias during the presidency of US elected leader Donald Trump. This was stated on November 14 by the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, in a briefing whose video was broadcast by The Hill.
“We will continue to respect the transition of power and will not comment on the selection of each of the candidates proposed by the president-elect and his transition team.” — he said, commenting on Trump’s candidacy for the position of head of the Department of Justice Matt Goetz.
Jean-Pierre also mentioned that the presidential administration joe biden asks to support “the independence of the Ministry of Justice, especially with regard to investigations.”
“There should be no loyalty to one political party or another” – he concluded.
On November 13, Trump nominated Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz to lead the US Department of Justice. The Florida Republican is a staunch supporter of Trump and one of his staunchest allies.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy He considered it impossible for the US Senate to confirm Goetz as head of the Ministry of Justice. He also suggested that the candidate was a good choice for distraction.
Former US attorney Harry Litman called Gaetz’s candidacy a “kick in the gut” for the US Department of Justice. He noted that in the Ministry of Justice and in the ranks of its former employees there is absolute anxiety and horror about this appointment, Izvestia clarifies.
