Lincoln Project Urges DoJ To Investigate Trump over RFK Endorsement

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "The letter states that "by securing RFK Jr's endorsement, and his pledge to remove his name from the ballot in battleground states, Trump hoped to gain an advantage in the presidential race," the advantage being thousands of votes in key battleground states.
52% : "Contemporaneous allegations, unconfirmed but investigable, suggest that at some point Trump offered RFK Jr. a public office in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, up to and including the position of Secretary of HHS, in exchange for RFK Jr.'s endorsement in the 2024 presidential election," the letter states.
45% : The letter concludes with a call for Attorney General Garland to announce an investigation now, to ensure the integrity of the election and prevent Trump from squashing any investigation if he wins in November.
44% : The six-page letter claims that Trump may have breached 18 U.S.C. § 599 and 18 U.S.C. § 600 by offering a cabinet position to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in exchange for his endorsement.
38% : "This is a serious matter in which Trump is interfering in and undermining American elections at the highest level.
31% : Trump will surely quash any suggestion of an investigation, just as he will likely put a stop to the DOJ prosecutions already underway.
20% : The scandal-dogged Project claimed Trump may have attempted to buy the election by promising RFK Jr. a cabinet positionThe never-Trump Lincoln Project sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday, urging him to investigate the Trump campaign for violating federal laws relating to the 2024 presidential election.

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