CBC: Trudeau under fire over claim he pressured justice minister to intervene in SNC-Lavalin fraud case
Company facing charges of fraud and corruption in connection with payments to Libyan officials
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau found himself in the opposition's crosshairs Thursday following a report that he pressed former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the prosecution of construction giant SNC-Lavalin on charges of fraud and corruption.
Trudeau denied today that he or his staff "directed" Wilson-Raybould to intervene. At one point, in reply to a journalist's question, he said in French that he never "asked" her to make any decisions in the case.
"The allegations in the Globe story this morning are false," Trudeau told reporters during a Toronto-area news conference Thursday morning.
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WNU Editor: The former Canadian Justice Minister is saying nothing .... thereby fuelling speculation that she was pressured to intervene in a fraud case involving a huge engineering company that is also a major donor to Trudeau's political party. I do not know where this case is going, but I do know that the government's handling of these accusations today were horrible. If this is not cleared up in the next day, this will be a major story in Canada for the next few days/weeks/months.
More News On Today's Allegations That The Canadian Prime Minister Pressured The Former Justice Minister To Intervene In A Criminal Case
Liberals questioned over claim PMO pressed AG to drop SNC-Lavalin case, Trudeau denies -- CTV News
Trudeau denies his office 'directed' Jody Wilson-Raybould to help SNC-Lavalin -- National Post/Canadian Press
Trudeau government facing calls for investigation into allegations former justice minister was pressed to drop SNC-Lavalin charges -- Toronto Star
Trudeau says report his office pressed former justice minister to drop SNC-Lavalin prosecution ‘false’ -- Global News
Canada PM denies pressuring minister to be lenient with SNC-Lavalin -- Reuters
PM's shaky denial of interfering in corruption case -- Brian Lilly, Toronto Sun
