A decision on whether to prosecute President Trump should have nothing to do with politics, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg told CNN in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.
Details: The South Bend, Indiana, mayor pledged on "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" that the Justice Department would be left to operate independently on the issue in a Buttigieg administration.
.@PeteButtigieg tells @jaketapper that his Department of Justice would be empowered to reach its own conclusions and the prosecutorial process "should have nothing to do with politics."
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) June 15, 2019
For the full #CNNSOTU interview, tune in tomorrow at 9am/ 12pm ET. pic.twitter.com/vaGi2ZPI4x
Why it matters: His comments are in contrast to those of 2020 Democratic presidential rival Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who said she'd "have no choice" but to prosecute Trump after his term in office.
The big picture: Buttigieg's remarks to Tapper build on those he made to The Atlantic on Wednesday that he would support a criminal investigation into the president, but he would be wary of directing the attorney general to pursue charges against Trump.
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