President Joe Biden and his aides would prefer a rematch between the incumbent and his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, in next year's general election.

President Biden and his advisers have concluded that commenting on the indictment would only feed into Republican accusations of a politically motivated prosecution.

President Joe Biden announces sweeping executive orders about gun control from Monterey Park, California where 11 people were shot to death in January. Xxx News Biden In Monterey Park 012 Jpg A Oth En Ca Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY / USA Republican lawmakers thought they had momentum this week in their hunt for a scandal on President Joe Biden.

Biden allies, legal experts and strategists say silence may be the best option even in the face of a torrent of Trump attacks.

Biden's leading adversary is being prosecuted by his Justice Department, a highly sensitive dynamic that Republicans are already seizing on.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he had not spoken to Attorney General Merrick Garland and had no plans to do so, as the Justice Department's indictment of former President Donald Trump was unsealed.

Donald Trump was indicted over his alleged handling of classified documents. Will Joe Biden and former Mike Pence be indicted too?