It has always made sense to me that Merrick Garland would wait for the Jan. 6th hearings to do

[Quixote1818]

anything to Trump and those around him. Whether we like it or not, this is political on an epic level. Perhaps as politically charged as anything in U.S. history. So of course he would want the cover of the Jan. 6th hearings findings before making any kind of move. It makes sense for the media to be convinced there is something there and for it to be communicated broadly to the American public before it's a good time for Garland to act.

Or am I missing something?

[NoRethugFriends]

1. I beleive you are missing the fact that Garland doesn't care about that at all.

[elleng]

3. You KNOW Mr. Garland so well that you can state it is a FACT that

he 'doesn't care about that at all?'

[NoRethugFriends]

6. Based on what I've seen so far, I believe that is the case.

Do you have any knowledge that he does care?
Yes, I know he and his guys are watching the hearings.

[elleng]

7. All told, the Justice Department said, more than 840 defendants have been charged,

in 50 states + DC, suggesting not only that he cares, but that he knows how to do the job.

[Hekate]

8. Thank you for the fact check, elleng

[NoRethugFriends]

14. How about the prosecuting of the one man who really matters

That is the important thing. Maybe it will happen, but the rest, even Giuliani or Meadows or whooever, if it happens, is small potatoes.

[elleng]

2. 'Missing' that we don't know what all the DoJ prosecutors are actually DOING, now,

and of course WILL do after the Jan6 Committee's work is public.

[Quixote1818]

4. Agreed. nt

[Zeitghost]

5. The golden rule of federal prosecutions is

Don't bring charges you are not 100% sure you can win. When it comes to prosecuting former Presidents, that will change to; don't bring charges you are not 100% sure you will win. That is an impossible threshold to meet, so you do the math on when charges will be brought.

[Justice matters.]

12. If they can win cases for ALL the sycophants around him...

with long jail sentences, at least that will send a strong message to the Qult.

[secondwind]

9. You are not alone. I, too, feel the same way.

[Phoenix61]

10. I've thought the same thing. The public hearings are

a great way to get evidence into the public realm. Otherwise that would have happened after people were indicted and charged. Those individuals would have had months before going to trial to push the narrative that it was nothing but vendetta politics. This way those individuals are having to respond after the evidence has been heard by the public. Nothing like hearing republicans and trump appointed judges all saying the same thing. IMHO, a brilliant strategy.

[NanceGreggs]

11. Agreed.

I have posted the same thing several times.

The Jan-6 Committee is presenting the facts and showing the public that Trump's crimes were just that - crimes - which takes away the argument that this is witch-hunt based on political revenge.

[867-5309.]

13. I don't think the hearings are changing many people's perceptions, tbh

This is icing on a cake that was baked a while ago.

[brooklynite]

15. I see no reason for Garland to be waiting for the Committee Hearing results...

...because I have no reason to believe that the Committee has found evidence of criminal conduct that the DOJ has not found as well.