...turns on top Republicans..hmmm...

Biden has told aides that he's concerned that investigations would divide the country but that he would leave decisions up to an independent Justice Department.]

By Carol E. Lee, Kristen Welker and Mike Memoli @ NBCNews.com, Nov. 17

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has privately told advisers that he doesn't want his presidency to be consumed by investigations of his predecessor, according to five people familiar with the discussions, despite pressure from some Democrats who want inquiries into President Donald Trump, his policies and members of his administration.

Biden has raised concerns that investigations would further divide a country he is trying to unite and risk making every day of his presidency about Trump, said the sources, who spoke on background to offer details of private conversations.

They said he has specifically told advisers that he is wary of federal tax investigations of Trump or of challenging any orders Trump may issue granting immunity to members of his staff before he leaves office. One adviser said Biden has made it clear that he "just wants to move on."

Another Biden adviser said, "He's going to be more oriented toward fixing the problems and moving forward than prosecuting them."

Any decisions by Biden's Justice Department regarding Trump, his staff, his associates, his business or his policies wouldn't affect investigations by state officials, including Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who has fought to obtain Trump's tax returns [....]

Bernie sez (Doesn't sound outraged! and pssst: President actually cannot do much in domestic policy)

 Large majority of Americans say additional COVID-19 aid is needed – and want Congress to pass it as soon as possible

Brand new Pew poll study @ PewResarch.org, Nov. 20

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Biden, Trump and the post-election period

2. Voters’ evaluations of the 2020 election process

3. The voting experience in 20204. Voters’ reflections on the campaign

5. Key post-election issues: The pandemic and the economy

Movement leaders are in talks about a formal counteroffensive to change the debate.

By Lauren Barron-Lopez & Holly Otterbein @ Politico.com, Nov. 19

Black Lives Matter activists have a message for Democrats blaming the party’s losses down-ballot on their call to “defund the police”: Show us the receipts.

In the wake of weekslong public attacks on the slogan by Democratic elected officials, movement leaders are mulling counteroffensives to push back on the criticism. A major theme of any response would be that moderate Democrats have failed to produce evidence to prove that the “defund” push caused unexpected defeats in House and Senate races. Instead, they say, the complaints are based on isolated anecdotes.

Without a defense, some organizers fear centrist Democrats could use the election results as an excuse to not tackle police reform, a major campaign promise made by President-elect Joe Biden.

“I am disappointed that this has been the post-election conversation and I have not seen the data sets to support it,” said Rashad Robinson, president of the nonprofit civil rights group Color of Change, a partner organization in the Black Lives Matter movement. “Which means that it's reflective because it's always easier to blame Black people.”

A half-dozen Black Lives Matter leaders said in interviews that they felt disrespected and frustrated by the debate over the slogan “defund the police,” instead of the fundamental policy pushed by protesters for systemic changes to policing. They said Democrats didn’t have a strategy to fight against GOP attack ads and are now blaming them for not doing the party’s job for it [....]