The DOJ is under NO OBLIGATION to act on the referrals, but damn...this is HISTORY.

[Miles Archer]

I don't know what would have happened to Nixon had he not taken the advice to resign.

But THIS? This is UNPRECEDENTED, and as much as I consider Trump to be a pitiful excuse for a human being, this is a SAD...but VERY NECESSARY...day in U.S. history.

I'd say it dramatically overshadows a blow job in the oval office, too.

Merrick Garland, ball's in your court.

[onenote]

1. The ball is in Jack Smith's court. Not Garland.

[W_HAMILTON]

7. Sort of, but not exactly.

We learned from Mueller's special counsel is that it is ultimately up to the Attorney General whether or not to seek indictments, regardless of what the special counsel does or recommends.

[Sneederbunk]

2. And Garland says not so fast.

[JuJuChen]

3. He'll investigate this separately. This is a LOT!

[Samrob]

4. Just think if Biden or Obama were being "reffered" to a GOP led DOJ.

They would be in handcuffs already,.

[chriscan64]

5. They are already investigating

The important part of this is the evidence they will provide. It won't bother me how long it takes, provided he is already in jail for the easier to prove documents case.

[NQAS]

6. I'm a pessimist

Nevertheless, I harbored the fantasy that the DOJ would be ready at the conclusion of the hearing to announce indictments. After all, they’ve been investigating as well, and I thought I read at some point the the committee was sharing info with the DOJ.

IMHO there need to be at least some indictments against trump and a few others before the end of the year. Or maybe on the day before the new Congress is installed, with more indictments to follow regularly. Momentum is crucial, to say nothing of the 2024 campaign season.