The more smoking gun evidence presented, the more some people say nothing will happen.

[fightforfreedom]

Got to love that logic.

[SoonerPride]

1. The more things stay the same the more things stay the same

Got to love that logic.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

2. +100.

I've given up responding to the doom and gloom crowd here, just not worth my time.

[we can do it]

3. Same here. Waste of energy. Who cares what they say.

[RockRaven]

4. The more evidence is made public, the more the public understands what prosecutors already

know, or have known for up to ~18 months, without anything happening so far. So yeah, they do say that, on the basis that past behavior indicates future behavior. It's not hard to understand why.

[fightforfreedom]

8. Your post is extraordinarily, factually wrong.

[FarPoint]

5. I understand the issue....

What do you think overall? Do you have any feel for what will be the next phase after the 1/6 Hearings?

[Moostache]

10. I see no repercussions coming

This whole tragic episode is like Chinese fingercuffs...

The more evidence shown (pulling tighter on them), the less people who already disbelieve (harder to get free) are changeable minds.

There are millions of MAGAts who will never budge even if Jesus himself told them about it.

It will be an attack line in 2024...that's about it.

[fightforfreedom]

11. I think the people in Trumps inner circle are in big trouble.

I believe many of them will be indicted and I don't know when. I have a feeling it's going to take years for this mess to be resolved in our courts of law.

I believe Garland will follow the law, the evidence. In the end he will have to make a historic decision when it comes to Trump.

[FarPoint]

13. Me too.....

I am ready now but for indictments, but I do not know all the information and variables....I see it all being a mega deal with all the upper tRumpers going to be held accountable...


Ohhhhh we all have suffered....

[PSPS]

6. That's because the "evidence" isn't being "presented" to anyone who can or will do anything about it

Garland "says" he's "paying attention," but he seems to prefer ignoring criminal referrals especially those involving republican politicians.

[CentralMass]

7. Just think of all the enjoyment you are getting chiding the naysayers.

[SoCalDavidS]

9. And He Hasn't Even Shot Anyone On 5th Avenue Yet

Guess what we'll be saying after he does?

[Caliman73]

12. Are you sure it is "more" or maybe they simply aren't convinced...

that anything will happen no matter how much evidence is presented?


If you watch Beau of the Fifth Column, he usually gives a pretty good take on these situations. He stated that referral to the DOJ will most likely follow the polls and prosecution will most likely do the same. That seems reasonable.

If the evidence presented does not create a big enough buzz among the people about Trump's guilt and the need for accountability, then referring to the DOJ will seem strictly partisan and might blow up in the Democrats' face.

Maybe the history of lack of prosecution for acts that have seemed illegal make people think that this will not amount to anything. Remember that while Nixon was forced to resign, he was blanket pardoned by Ford AND there was no Fox News at the time. I imagine Watergate may have played out differently if there was a whole right wing propaganda system the way there is now.

Reagan broke multiple laws, very clearly by negotiating with Iran in the run up to the 1980 election, illegally selling weapons to a state sponsor of terrorism (Iran again), and then selling weapons to and training right wing death squads in Central America. Bill Barr was part of that cover up when Bush Sr. Pardoned all the conspirators and closed the loop on Iran-Contra. Bill Barr became Attorney General AGAIN after that fiasco.

So, again, not that I am condoning it, but maybe people are a bit jaded about "justice" coming for Trump based on our history. Not MORE, but just kind of the same holding pattern.

[LeftInTX]

14. I agree

The DOJ usually goes after the low hanging fruit anyway.

Trump pardoned many of them, so I don't know how this works.

[Scrivener7]

17. Good post, except what's to "condone"? There is no need to condone anything just because

someone holds a different opinion from you.

[Kingofalldems]

15. My theory: They are actually Trump fans.

[Scrivener7]

18. My theory: different people have different opinions and fighting about this is as dumb as

a box of rocks. But, shame on us, there are shit stirring trolls who seem to be here for the purpose of making us fight about it, and we keep falling for it.

[Scrivener7]

16. Stir, stir, stir. Cause that shit's not going to stir itself.