Glad to hear that an investigation into Trump will be launched

[Effete Snob]

It's about time.

Now, before you get impatient, remember... it's going to take a lot of time for the special counsel to make sure that the investigation is independent and thorough.

So, don't expect anything soon, since the special counsel is starting with a blank pad of paper as of today.

[claudette]

1. Just what

Dump was hoping for

[walkingman]

2. True and sad. Did anyone ever really expect anything other than this....?

[sop]

3. Justice prevails yet again in America.

[Effete Snob]

6. This is a landmark day

In setting the plan for the foundation of the beginning of the initial phases of exploring the feasibility of deciding whether the DoJ should think about the possibility that something illegal may have occurred.

[GPV]

10. Yep

[gab13by13]

4. It appears I have an anonymous fan club here,

so I will refrain from commenting. Go Get em Fani.

[brooklynite]

5. Why do you assume he's starting from scratch?

His job is to decide whether or not to prosecute. He'll have access to all of DOJ's evidence.

[Effete Snob]

7. Integrity

He can’t simply rely on work that originated with someone else.

That misses the entire point of an independent investigation.

[tinrobot]

9. He absolutely can rely on it.

Paul Manafort was indicted (and convicted) by a special prosecutor using evidence collected before appointment.

[Effete Snob]

11. Allrighty, then I guess we'll see those indictments any day now

[brooklynite]

13. The straw man choices...

[TwilightZone]

12. That's ridiculous.

Prosecutors rely on the work of others all the time. Do you think Garland was going to personally investigate and prosecute the entire case without any information gathered by anyone else, including the January 6th committee?

This place just makes me laugh sometimes.

[tinrobot]

8. Exactly. He'll be in a role more like that of a grand jury.

[panader0]

14. I believe that Jack Smith has quite a bit of knowledge already about the evidence against tfg.

Most of DU does, why not Smith? Sure, he'll review the work already done, but at least the work is done
and he will not be starting from scratch. Like everyone here at DU, I want this motherfucker behind bars.
Fingers crossed.