A special prosecutor is a good thing.....

[BigmanPigman]

He is non-partisan, it is fully funded, it is relatively quick and can't be derailed by the GQP easily. These are the same reasons I was calling for a special prosecutor for tRump in 2017.

I doubt Garland will edit 90% out of the report like Barr did.

[GoCubsGo]

1. Add to that the fact that the MAGAts are furious over it.

That, alone, makes it a good thing. Yeah, I wish he had done it sooner, but I'm betting it doesn't take as long as many believe it will. I suspect there's some underlying things we don't know about that drove this decision. Credible threats of violence by RWNJs, perhaps.

[BigmanPigman]

2. Peter Strzok has been on MSNBC

and he thinks this will get moving within a few days...very quickly. This won't drag on and on since a lot has already been gained by the FBI.

[H2O Man]

3. Recommended.

Unlike with Barr, this time there will be prosecutions, not a report.

[Emile]

4. It took Garland two years to appoint a special prosecutor, let that sink in.

He was caught red handed months ago in possession of top secret documents and it still took many more months.

[Zorro]

5. Based on what I've read

the scope of Smith's responsibilities also include investigating the plots to subvert the orderly Presidential transition of power (but specifically excluding all the dumbshit Jan 6 insurrectionists that invaded the Capitol).

I strongly suspect that also means certain Republican members of Congress might be sweating mightily over this appointment.

[Emile]

6. All 147 of them are calling us weak on crime.

[Deuxcents]

7. I'm listening to the talking heads.. the law degree ones..

It’s hard to completely understand but I’m still hanging on in the Garland camp. It’s not just laws but strategy n timing n we gotta be absolutely correct.. for the present n the future should another president try to destroy our institutions n democracy. Jmo

[BigmanPigman]

9. I have been listening this evening too.

Chuck Rosenberg, Neal Katyal, Matthew Miller, etc. all make good cases against a special prosecutor. They all make good arguments. I guess, like everything else in the past 6 years, we will have to wait and see if this will have a positive or negative outcome.

Who knows anymore. Everything is so fucked up and will likely continue.

[czarjak]

8. Head 'em up, move 'em out?