DOJ Asked To Probe Trump Deal For RFK Endorsement

Via press release from the Lincoln Project: 

the Lincoln Project has sent a letter today formally requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) open an investigation into Donald Trump to determine if he violated 18 U.S.C. § 599 or 18 U.S.C. § 600 by promising to appoint, or support for appointment, RFK Jr. to a public office in exchange for his endorsement.

Lincoln Project’s General Counsel, Mario Nicolais wrote in the letter:

“This is a serious matter in which Trump is interfering in and undermining American elections at the highest level. Again. An investigation cannot wait. Should their deal reap its intended consequences, there will be no opportunity to engage in an investigation post-election. Trump will surely quash any suggestion of an investigation, just as he will likely put a stop to the DOJ prosecutions already underway. Furthermore, the American people deserve the truth before the election in just over two months. They deserve an investigation and deserve to know Trump and RFK Jr. made a deal at their expense.”

Read the full press release.

Today we formally requested that the DOJ open an investigation into Trump to determine if he violated 18 U.S.C. § 599 or 18 U.S.C. § 600 by promising to appoint, or support for appointment, RFK Jr. to a public office in exchange for his endorsement.@MarioNicolaiEsq pic.twitter.com/fmfP7FJWxe

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 30, 2024