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elleng

(141,926 posts) Tue Dec 1, 2020, 07:54 PM Dec 2020

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Holding breath for President Biden's Attorney General announcement!

LOTS happening, it appears; tramp+ 'packing up!'

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Holding breath for President Biden's Attorney General announcement! (Original Post) elleng Dec 2020 OP

Could Adam Schiff be offered it? Would he take it? dem4decades Dec 2020 #1

He could be offered it. elleng Dec 2020 #3

He'd be great, but do we want to take a Dem from the House? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #4

A Democrat would win that seat. I didn't know if it was a step up from Head of dem4decades Dec 2020 #6

Trump seems to be packing the courts... dchill Dec 2020 #2

Biden's staff intimated last week his pick would be... LanternWaste Dec 2020 #5

dem4decades

(14,167 posts)

1. Could Adam Schiff be offered it? Would he take it?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 07:56 PM

Dec 2020

elleng

(141,926 posts)

3. He could be offered it.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 07:58 PM

Dec 2020

I don't know if he would take it.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(130,805 posts)

4. He'd be great, but do we want to take a Dem from the House?

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 08:10 PM

Dec 2020

How would he be replaced? Most states have special elections; if there was one, would a Democrat win it?

dem4decades

(14,167 posts)

6. A Democrat would win that seat. I didn't know if it was a step up from Head of

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 08:19 PM

Dec 2020

The Intelligence Committee. Would they rather have him there? Plus would the Pukes in the Senate block him.

dchill

(42,660 posts)

2. Trump seems to be packing the courts...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 07:56 PM

Dec 2020

...with investigations against himself and his goons.

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

5. Biden's staff intimated last week his pick would be...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 08:17 PM

Dec 2020

more focused on a more robust civil rights department and pushing more vigorously on criminal justice reform.

Though who that rules out or underlines in ink is beyond any guesses I can make.

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