The Rude Pundit: Why Those Saying AG Garland Needs to Act Soon on Trump Aren't Wrong

[babylonsister]

https://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2022/02/why-those-saying-ag-garland-needs-to.html

The Rude Pundit
Proudly lowering the level of political discourse
2/10/2022
Why Those Saying AG Garland Needs to Act Soon on Trump Aren't Wrong


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When some of us say the committee looking into the January 6 insurrection needs to act quickly, it's because there is a decent chance that the GOP takes over the House of Representatives and simply ends the committee. Any referrals to the Justice Department need to happen soon because if the House changes hands, then in January 2023, it's over. When we say that Attorney General Merrick Garland better have charges out there, it's not because we're anxious and curious and need to move the plot forward for our emotional satisfaction and our need for vengeance against the Trump mob.

It's because the Republicans who will take over the House are motherfucking crazy and don't give a single shit if they blow the whole place up. And I'm not sure I just mean that metaphorically with these insane lizard-brained savages.

There is nothing that stops a Jim Jordan-led House (you heard me) from passing a budget resolution that defunds any effort by the DOJ from pursuing any case against Donald Trump or his shitty children or the assorted clowns, whores, thieves, and Jared that made up his administration. They won't play chicken with Democrats because the idea with chicken is that both sides have the chance of turning before the crash. That's not the way a House of Representatives with barking mad mongrels like Paul Gosar or Marjorie Taylor Greene leading or in the majority on committees will work. They're not playing chicken. They're playing demolition derby. These America-hating cockscabs will gladly shut down the government. And Democrats will give in because they want the government to function. They will give in with the bullshit hope of fighting another day.

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Yes, we don't know what exactly is going on with all the investigations. Yes, they are doing so much work, interviewing so may witnesses, going through mountains of documents, all with no leaks, and we don't know if something is going to drop any day now. All of that can be true, but the motherfucking clock is ticking.

If a couple of senators can use the power of the purse to protect some rich-ass magicians, a criminally insane political party, freed of the straitjacket of minority status in Congress, is gonna go much, much further and strangle the investigations with the purse strings.

[Shipwack]

1. Tick-tock...

As usual the rude one nails it.

[SoonerPride]

2. The GOP will install trump as Speaker of the House

And he will once again be immune from prosecution.

Nothing will happen.

It never was going to.

[brooklynite]

4. "WE'RE DOOMED!!!!!"

We now return you to our regular programming.

[SoonerPride]

12. Facts are stubborn things.

One can wish things were different.

But they are what they are.

[brooklynite]

13. So are conspiracy theories

Trump as Speaker on the right is a meaningless an idea as Hillary as Speaker was on the left.

[SoonerPride]

15. Tell that to CNN

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/02/10/politics/trump-house-speaker-movement-vernon-jones/index.html

[brooklynite]

16. Do you know who Vernon Jones is?

He's a inconsequential State Senator who switched parties and is running in a 12-way Republican Primary, which he won't win. Like Gary Chambers in LA, he gets press coverage for being "colorful".

[Mr.Bill]

18. Except Trump followers

will see it as Trump being two bullets away from the presidency.

[PortTack]

3. Speaker Pelosi has said they intend to wind up their investigation by mid summer

If not, no doubt they will ask the DOJ to appoint a special prosecutor. No way will they let the gqp just end it with no conclusions.

[Silent3]

8. Wow? Mid summer you say? Heck, DoJ might therefore get around to assembling a working group...

...that can meet in December to plan their year-long investigation that will start the following mid summer. They can have a report ready by 2025, just in time to be line up by a Trump firing squad for trying to issue that report.

[hamsterjill]

10. The special prosecutor should have been appointed months ago.

n/t

[Phoenix61]

5. Since when does DOJ need a referral to prosecute someone? nt

[dem4decades]

6. Since DOJ started tip toeing around because it's Republicans and their armed thugs they're dealing

with. Can't look political/can't rile up the mountain dew army so the country circles the drain.

But we can proudly read in the history books how the Garland DOJ was non-political.

Just joking, there'll be no more history books.

[Silent3]

7. Now, now! I have it on good authority you're debasing and destroying the Biden presidency...

...when you say wrong-thinking things like that. This isn't a mere matter of another DU-ers opinion. It's apparently unimpeachable fact that she kindly informs us of when wrong-think infects our brains.

You must curb your Veruca Salt impatience while those in whom you should have no doubts take the apparently endless time to get this right. You just can't rush these things!

[11 Bravo]

9. K&R for "America-hating cockscabs".

(You have to read the entire blog to catch that little bit of poetry, but it's well worth it.)

[kacekwl]

11. With daily reports of document destruction and removal

along with the many other seemingly criminal acts by trump and the trump White House would it too much to ask the DOJ to at least announce that it is looking into literally hundreds of alleged crimes by the trump administration and those working with or connected to said administration ? I could E-mail a list to them if it would save a little time. I can't understand the lack of urgency law enforcement and others have towards this.

[Ohio Joe]

14. So... First, I don't think repugs win...

Even if they did get a majority, no fucking way they get a veto proof majority. Not possible.

[ancianita]

17. The DOJ needs to indict Trump before November no matter what the Jan 6 committee does.

It's not as if the DOJ doesn't have sufficient cause and evidence.