Mehdi Hasan, former MSNBC host he dug President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland on Saturday for not bringing former President Trump to trial before the 2024 presidential election.

In a scathing post on importance to the concerns of a armed justice system.

“No matter who wins or loses on Tuesday, I will never stop being angry at Joe Biden and Merrick Garland for allowing Trump to face the electorate this week without having seen the inside of a courtroom for his crimes in January and before January .6th,” he wrote.

TRUMP’S TRIAL ARISING OUT OF THE JACK SMITH INVESTIGATION WAS DELAYED ON ELECTION DAY

Mehdi Hasan, who left MSNBC in January, sharply criticized the Biden administration for not intervening in a trial against former President Trump. (David Livingston/Getty Images)

“Surprising incompetence, caution, cowardice and more on the part of the leadership of the Democratic Party. They will say it was to try to keep faith in an impartial Department of Justice but, even after giving Trump a pass, the Democrats and the Department of Justice Biden’s justices are still accused of carrying out a ‘witch hunt’ against Trump and ‘weaponizing the judicial system’ against him.” he added.

After months of speculation about the trial date in Special Prosecutor Jack Smith In the election case against Trump, US District Judge for the District of Columbia, Tanya Chutkan, announced in September that the trial would not begin before the presidential election and set a deadline for responses and paperwork from federal prosecutors and Trump’s legal team on November 7, two days later. Election day. The case concerns Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Democrats had hoped for an earlier trial date, believing it would hurt Trump politically and give Kamala Harris a huge advantage in a tight race.

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump was indicted on four federal charges stemming from Smith’s investigation into the Capitol riot, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights in August 2023. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against him by Smith and has referred to the case as a “witch hunt.”

TRUMP CHARGED FOR SECOND TIME IN ELECTORAL SUBVERSION CASE BROUGHT BY SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH

At the time, Democrats claimed the charges indicated a “months-long criminal plot led by the former president to challenge democracy.”

But after the Supreme Court ruled that a president is immune from prosecution for official acts, Smith had to file another indictment against Trump, revising the charges in an effort to navigate the way. Supreme Court decision.

The new indictment maintained the previous criminal charges but narrowed and reworded the allegations against Trump after the high court ruling that granted broad immunity to former presidents. Smith alleges Trump pressured ex Vice President Mike Pence to reject legitimate electoral votes, in addition to setting up fake electors in key states that went to President Biden and to attest to Trump’s electoral victory.

Former President Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate, speaks at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Michigan. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding, and human rights conspiracy remain.

Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges in the Also a new accusation.

Trump also faces criminal charges in a separate federal case led by Smith over classified documents, as well as charges in Fulton County, Georgia, and a 34-count criminal conviction in Manhattan Criminal Court. He was also convicted of 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records in a New York court in May.

Trump has maintained his innocence as Republicans in Congress promise take strong action about the alleged use of the Department of Justice as a weapon.

Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.