to even his own son being held to account in the criminal justice system. i think that s a fair contrast supported by a lot of the evidence people know. then you have the politics around it. you just described the justice department process, which is supposed to be independent. the special counsels do that. at the psalm time, hunter biden is an individual who a as mentioned is being repeatedly attacked in every which way by the congressional process and trying to get him to testify is part of that legislative political branch process. ed reading from some of the reporting on this, where you re in a bind either way and don t want to be overkoord nating with the president, in which they can t discuss issues. this is reporting from the new york times on that whole thing. it says basically biden, the younger son andis legal team, which includes this very
decree will require a transparent reform decree will require a transparent reform process, so all of you can see evidence of change and evaluates progress see evidence of change and evaluates progress for yourselves. through decades progress for yourselves. through decades of experience, we have learned decades of experience, we have learned and i have seen first hand, that consent learned and i have seen first hand, that consent decrees can lead to real and that consent decrees can lead to real and lasting change. most recently. real and lasting change. most recently, ourapproach real and lasting change. most recently, our approach has led to significant recently, our approach has led to significant improvements in seattle, albuquerque and baltimore, including multiple albuquerque and baltimore, including multiple declines in use of force. but consent decrees are not the only tool to but consent decrees are not the only tool to achieve constitutional policing tool
provide you with clear policies and consistent training that explain and reinforce constitutional boundaries, and responsibilities. it must give you the support you need to do your jobs safely and effectively. it is supervisors and chain of command which must enable you to achieve the highest professional standards. this agreement is an important step forward towards providing you the support and resources that you need to do your job support and resources that you need to do yourjob effectively and lawfully. finally, to the people of minneapolis. thank you for your partnership throughout our review process. during our investigation, the justice department process. during our investigation, thejustice department met process. during our investigation, the justice department met with process. during our investigation, thejustice department met with many community members, including people who had had encounters with police, religious leaders, advocates and many others, you want a police
you the wrongs of the past, but i can tell you the justice department is committed to working with minneapolis on a path forward to constitutional policing and stronger police constitutional policing and stronger police community trust. i want to acknowledge that the city and mpd have made some important changes already have made some important changes already. they didn t wait for this report already. they didn t wait for this report to already. they didn t wait for this report to start the reform process. i report to start the reform process. i am report to start the reform process. i am also report to start the reform process. i am also pleased that the justice department and the city have reached an agreement in principle, in which we commit an agreement in principle, in which we commit to negotiate a court enforceable independently monitored consent enforceable independently monitored consent decree to be filed in federal consent decree to be filed in federal cou
said there s nothing here. this is ridiculous. go away. and rather than take that answer twice, he went to a grand jury, so he could pursue this information that apparently led nowhere. did durham essentially go completely off the rails in terms of normal prosecutorial process? normal justice department process in this case? i have talked to a variety of prosecutors and put to them the question, have you ever heard of a prosecutor who twice was rejected by a federal judge for getting what is called a 2703 d order for information about e-mails by a judge ruling that their evidentiary basis to intrude on an american s policy was too thin to grant that order, and instead of then accepting that and moving on, used grand jury powers to get direct access to that information anyway.