Senior Department of Justice official Leo Terrell has suggested that former first lady Jill Biden should face criminal charges of elder abuse because she pushed her husband, former President Joe Biden, to seek reelection despite his health issues. 

While responding to a post on X that said the former first lady “knew about President Biden’s health problems” but “still wanted him to run for President,” Terrell, a senior counselor to the assistant attorney general for civil rights, wrote, “Elder Abuse! Criminal Charges??” reports The New York Post Tuesday. 

His comments Monday came soon after the news broke that the former president had been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. 

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