Trump's Indictment Puts Biden in Uncharted Waters

President Biden's promise to maintain a separation between law and politics will be tested as his Justice Department prosecutes his predecessor, Donald Trump, who is also his leading 2024 opponent. Biden will have to keep a distance from the case to avoid any appearance of influencing it. Biden's own investigation by special counsel Robert Hur and his son Hunter's federal investigation could also bring political complications to the White House. Biden has vowed to ensure the Justice Department's independence, but has on occasion commented on legal or criminal matters in ways that his Republican critics have called inappropriate.