According to a senior Justice Department source who spoke to NBC News, professional prosecutors, not Attorney General Merrick Garland or other Justice Department officials, decided not to file charges.
The source emphasized that a committee probe is far different from filing charges, pursuing a case, and proving it in court.
In response to the federal sex trafficking accusations, the senior official said that if the Justice Department believed it had a strong case, it would have filed charges.
Nick Cox, Florida Statewide Prosecutor, directed NBC News to local law enforcement officials and refrained from commenting on the accusations. “Law enforcement in the relevant jurisdiction,
Such as a local police department, sheriff’s office, or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, would investigate allegations of violations of state criminal law,” Cox said.
“You would need to get in touch with those law enforcement organizations directly to find out whether they have started investigations or received material from the House Ethics Committee.
