I wish the Fitzmas high-fiving around these hearings on social media would stop

[Miles Archer]

I'm not a legal scholar. My understanding is that all of the evidence in the world can be driven right up to Merrick Garland's front door and he can STILL decline to prosecute.

The evidence doesn't matter, right? Garland can still decide he's not going to get involved. Correct me if I'm wrong here, folks.

I've been through Fitzmas.

I've been through the Mueller Report.

I'll celebrate the DOJ prosecuting Trump when the DOJ prosecutes Trump, not while watching the Jan 6 hearings.

[enough]

1. I've been thinking about Fitzmas all day.

[SoonerPride]

2. In before the deluge

Prepare yourself for a lot of blowback.

(I agree with you BTW)

[emulatorloo]

3. Or you could get off social media? Then you wouldn't have to see the high-fiving.

I ignore social media as much as I am able. Just a suggestion ymmv

[PSPS]

4. You're right, of course. Everyone seems to be treating this like another episode of "Idol."

[Elessar Zappa]

5. Not everyone is so cynical.

[BlueTsunami2018]

8. I don't see how.

It’s always Charlie Brown and the football with this orange piece of shit.

Until something actually happens, I find it difficult to believe anything will. He always skates. The GOP always skates.

[NCLefty]

7. We've been burned enough times to know we should take most things with a grain of salt.

But who are we to listen to our past selves?!

[Skittles]

9. THANK YOU

as I was just saying:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16810442

[pnwmom]

10. Everything doesn't hinge on the DOJ. There's Letitia James, who's already talking

about the fraud allegations; and the prosecutor in Atlanta. And there are probably others we don't even know about.

[Sympthsical]

11. I'm having a contest with myself

What will I see before the end of the decade: George RR Martin finishes the Winds of Winter or Donald Trump suffers significant consequences.

I don't think either of them are in the lead at the moment.

[SalviaBlue]

12. The "Fitzmas" label is so dismissive.

We don’t know how this will pan out. I was here for fitzmas. I’m more and more cynical every year. But I don’t begrudge the more optimistic amoung us their high hopes. I cringe when I hear optimism being crushed as “fitzsmas.”

[hlthe2b]

13. How about we all just take a breath, acknowledge the good work of the committee and wait and see...

OKAY?

[mcar]

14. No, we'd rather stick with the "Dems suck" message

no matter what.

[Scrivener7]

20. The OP doesn't even come close to anything like a "Dems suck" message.

[greenjar_01]

15. ...

[MerryHolidays]

16. Are you kidding me?

What was a common theme connecting Fitzmas and the Mueller report? Republicans controlled the White House, the Justice Department/US Attorney offices, and the FBI.

Not the case now, is it?

[lame54]

17. He may never go down but...

These hearings are restoring our sanity

Rising above the gaslighting

[jalan48]

18. Alvin Bratt, the guy many of us assumed would finally bring down Trump gave up before

he ever got started. Hard to have faith in those in positions of power holding Trump and Co. accountable.

[Doc Sportello]

19. I understand the feeling

I go back and forth, starting with few expectations beforehand but genuinely impressed by the committee's thorough work and artful presentation. They have done a rock solid job in nailing the bastards so far and some don't like to hear it but Cheney has been great as lead prosecutor in my mind.

I didn't have much in the way of hope this would lead to anything like multiple indictments and prosecutions of high-end traitors because the high level criminals and abusers of power have almost always skated in this country of "equal justice before the law" but I do think history will take the side of the committee in this narrative - if we we still have freedom of expression in the future.

[Scrivener7]

21. No matter what happens after the hearings or as a result of the hearings, the fact remains

that the hearings are likely to have an important result.

I think it is REALLY unlikely that tfg can win again. I know, I know, I could be wrong, but I really think it isn't going to happen. And that is such a great development. It's like half of what we need.

As much as anyone else, I would like to see tfg go down. More than anyone else bc my family was in NYC construction, and I've seen him ruin and mistreat people for decades.

But just the idea that he won't be in power again is a great development.

I'm happy tonight.

[panader0]

22. When will the unredacted Mueller report be released?

Mueller and his crew spent two years on the report and Barr redacted it in two days.
About half of the report was redacted.

[Kingofalldems]

23. Wow, some familiar responses.

Don't agree with you at all.

[Bonx]

24. I believe virtually everything I read

And I think that is what makes me more of a selective human than someone who doesn't believe anything.