Garland.Assigns.Motherfucker-appointee.To.Investigate.Biden.Classified.Documents

[Stinky The Clown]

I Will Keep My Mistrustful Mouth Shut . . . . FOR NOW.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Wow Garland was really quick.

[Sneederbunk]

4. An excuse for not prosecuting Maralago.

[Bettie]

6. Almost as though there are different rules for

investigations of Republicans vs. Democrats.

That was really, really fast and I'm betting that a TFG appointee will return a report that is insanely damaging to the President in a week or less.

[orleans]

23. i was wondering why garland gave it to a trump appointee in illinois...

and now that you said the words "insanely damaging" the first thing i thought of was ... ken starr

[Bettie]

25. Yep, inside of a month

the entire news cycle will be about this and the DOJ will be pressured to indict the sitting president because...um, reasons.

[arthritisR_US]

36. Ken Star is dead, I believe.

[dem4decades]

7. LOL, Such bullshit. Trump walks again.

[WarGamer]

2. I wonder if the DoJ will leak to the media the content of the Classified Docs...

not like they haven't done it before.

[gab13by13]

53. I saw already that some of then were SCI,

highly classified. So yeah, someone leaked it already.

[fightforfreedom]

3. This is really bad news.

Even if Biden did nothing wrong the Republicans are going to nuts over this. Imagine what Trump is going to say. Fuck!

[W_HAMILTON]

5. If you think this is bad news, perhaps you should go (re-)familiarize yourself with what Trump did.

[dem4decades]

8. What has Trump done? And paid a price for? He's above the law. Ask Michael Cohen.

[W_HAMILTON]

12. For starters, a helluva lot worse than finding some random POTENTIALLY classified documents...

...and then immediately alerting the proper authorities and working with them.

It's far from what Trump and his team did, which was refuse to cooperate, obstruct, finally relent and turn some over, and THEN the authorities had to execute a search warrant to search the premises where they uncovered even more withheld classified materials.

If Trump had done what Biden did, he wouldn't even be under investigation right now.

[dem4decades]

32. It's only something if Trump is held responsible, no one has done that yet.

Including Garland.

[W_HAMILTON]

33. The investigation is still ongoing, as I'm sure you are well aware.

[dem4decades]

49. The investigation that sent Cohen to jail for doing what Trump told him to do?

That one is still ongoing? Or is it just more evidence of Trump being above the law?

[fightforfreedom]

14. You are missing the point.

It doesn't matter if Biden did nothing wrong. Trump and the Republicans are going to use this to spread propaganda. Guess what Trump is going say. I told you everybody does it. I did nothing wrong. Look Biden had classified documents in his desk

Of course this does not compare to what Trump did. It is still very bad news.

[W_HAMILTON]

16. And you are missing the point.

If it were not this, it would be something else. Hillary's emails. Hunter's laptop. It's all a bunch of bullshit and it's sad to see so-called allies on the left fall for it yet again.

[fightforfreedom]

37. No, this is about classified documents they found in Biden's office, which Trump can use to lie,

spread propaganda about his secret document investigation. Trump could say, look I told you everyone does it. Biden had classified documents in his desk and nothing happened. See, I told you this was a political with hunt. I am not saying it will work. I am just saying this is not good news. Why do you think Garland moved so quickly? This will probably turn out to be nothing. I doubt Biden did anything wrong. That won't stop Trump from using it to defend himself.

[W_HAMILTON]

38. Trump already told us everyone fucking did it.

Here's a hint: he's a fucking liar. Add it to the pile of the tens of thousands The Washington Post was tracking.

[fightforfreedom]

40. You and I completely agree on that.

I can't wait for that lying traitor to get what's coming.

[Bettie]

26. When has that orange thing ever seen consequences for anything he's done?

He's paid a fine or two, but no actual consequences. For. Anything.

[W_HAMILTON]

30. And what does that have to do with what I said?

[Irish_Dem]

11. It was a predictable GOP move, they warned us what they would do.

Go after Biden.

So they are doing it and want us rattled.

They are deflecting from their crimes.

Typical move from GOP career criminals.

[bdamomma]

9. hmmm.....

weird timing, isn't it???? What are documents????

Nothing like the boxes of top secret documents that DJT took saying that they were his.

Such bs and a nothing burger. The freaking magats are going to be crazier than they are now.

[Trumpdumper]

10. What did you want him to do? Shove it under the rug?

Why is that so many well-meaning DUers have absolutely zero concept about so many matters in the federal judicial process, one of which is that the prosecution doesn't push for indictment UNLESS YOU'RE PRETTY DAMN SURE YOU CAN CONVICT! This ridiculous impatience speaks to the pitchfork-and-torches approach to the unhinged on both sides. (Of course, now I'll be accused of "both-siderism" and an insane lack of perspective on how different these cases are, blah, blah, blah ... )

[Silent3]

47. I don't expect Garland to hide anything. But, gee, we're never supposed to expect FAST action...

...on ANYTHING. Weirdly, however, almost same-day service here. The story hits the news. Garland acts. Spooky, I tell ya.

[Autumn]

13. The documents were found on Nov. 2, 2022, in a "locked closet" in the office. Returned the next day?

I wonder who leaked this? We have been told time and again the DOJ does not leak

https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-812ef44a5333f6d93423a67a683fa024

Special counsel to the president Richard Sauber said “a small number of documents with classified markings” were discovered as Biden’s personal attorneys were clearing out the offices of the Penn Biden Center, where the president kept an office after he left the vice presidency in 2017 until shortly before he launched his 2020 presidential campaign in 2019. The documents were found on Nov. 2, 2022, in a “locked closet” in the office, Sauber said.

Sauber said the attorneys immediately alerted the White House Counsel’s office, who notified the National Archives and Records Administration — which took custody of the documents the next day.

“Since that discovery, the President’s personal attorneys have cooperated with the Archives and the Department of Justice in a process to ensure that any Obama-Biden Administration records are appropriately in the possession of the Archives,” Sauber said.

A person who is familiar with the matter but not authorized to discuss it publicly said Attorney General Merrick Garland asked U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch to review the matter after the Archives referred the issue to the department. John Lausch was appointed to his post by former President Donald Trump. ensure that any Obama-Biden Administration records are appropriately in the possession of the Archives,” Sauber said.

[bluestarone]

20. Did Garland have a choice

Of who could review this? (why a TFG judge?)

[Cha]

15. They have to investigate it.

It's like the fucking Twilight Zone.

[W_HAMILTON]

18. They don't, but Garland's DOJ has shown time and time again they will bend over backwards...

...to try to appear fair and impartial, even if they don't need to be.

Case in point, if Trump had acted like the Biden team had in regard to their POTENTIALLY classified information, Trump wouldn't even be under investigation right now. How many times did the DOJ and NARA give Trump and his team to give them all their withheld classified information before they even began a serious investigation into him?

[Cha]

24. I think they do.. PJb's lwwyers are

"cooperating".. they need to Clear this Up.

“Since that discovery, the President’s personal attorneys have cooperated with the Archives and the Department of Justice in a process to ensure that any Obama-Biden Administration records are appropriately in the possession of the Archives,” Sauber said.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-812ef44a5333f6d93423a67a683fa024

[W_HAMILTON]

29. As I said, if Trump had cooperated like Biden has, he would have never been under investigation...

...so, why is Biden?

Lest we forget it took over a year of bullshit back-and-forth between Trump and NARA and then the DOJ before an official investigation into the matter took place.

[dem4decades]

34. If only I could post something honest here.

[greatauntoftriplets]

19. Of course, they do.

Otherwise, the pukes would howl until the end of time about a cover-up.

[Cha]

28. & the Derelict media would

Spew Endless SPECULATION!

“Since that discovery, the President’s personal attorneys have cooperated with the Archives and the Department of Justice in a process to ensure that any Obama-Biden Administration records are appropriately in the possession of the Archives,” Sauber said.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-812ef44a5333f6d93423a67a683fa024

TY, great aunt!

[greatauntoftriplets]

52. Of course he's doing the right thing.

It probably was an oversight, and they've already been returned. The investigator is the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Although spanky appointed him, both Senators Duckworth and Durbin favored keeping him in the job.

[Cha]

56. Good to know.. Thank you so much!💙

[greatauntoftriplets]

60. You're welcome.

[fightforfreedom]

41. It truly is like the twilight zone.

It's Un-believable.

[Cha]

44. Hanging on for all

I'm worth!

[whistler162]

17. HUH????????

[fightforfreedom]

21. The Republicans could attempt to turn this into another fake investigation, like Benghazi.

I doubt Biden has done anything illegal. These may not be top secret documents. They could be documents that are no longer classified. It won't matter to the Republicans, they will just lie and spread propaganda. Has Trump said anything yet. It's coming.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

22. trashed -- the non-break title interferes with my display

[Mr. Sparkle]

27. Why appoint a Trump appointee from Chicago ?

Garland should resign, his is completely incompetent and they are totally living in his head, rent free.

[W_HAMILTON]

31. Yep.

If Garland thinks his DOJ can't finish their investigation into Trump and instead needed a special counsel to do so, why are they investigating Biden? Just have the special counsel investigate these matters as well.

Once again, in trying to come off as non-political, the DOJ is unfairly treating Democrats in a way they haven't -- and won't -- treat Republicans.

[MOMFUDSKI]

43. Shoulda appointed the lady

that reminds us all of Holly Hunter. Women don't have a "rule book".

[Trumpdumper]

46. You really don't get it, do you?

[agingdem]

48. Garland had no choice

the DOJ is not partisan..and, yes, the US attorney Garland assigned to this is a 2017 Trump appointee but he is was not asked to resign when Biden took office..also many of the judges on the various appeals courts that have ruled against Trump's frivolous lawsuits have been Trump appointees..Biden has to get out in front of this..invite reporters to ask questions when he get back..

I much prefer Trump be indicted on sedition/inciting an insurrection rather than the MAL document theft...a coup to overthrow the government of the United States is heinous and unfathomable and Trump has to be held seriously accountable..

[Cha]

51. TY for some Much Needed Reality

Checks.

[Marius25]

35. I think it's time Biden fires Garland and appoints someone competent.

[tinymontgomery]

39. That was quick. n/t

[MOMFUDSKI]

42. This will be a daily thingy

for the next 2 years. Don't allow your shorts to get all knotted up. I believe the '24 elections will pan out just like the last election. A majority of people will be SO disgusted by the insurrectionist party that they will vote them out. We are living in interesting times.

[Silent3]

45. This isn't an episode of "Law and Order"! These things take time! ...umm... whah?

Why is this moving at that "Law and Order" pace that we are never supposed to expect?

[FoxNewsSucks]

54. That's a VERY good question.

I guess we don't have to be "patient" for a Democrat to be investigated, and probably won't have to be "patient" if there are indictments either, no matter how undeserved.

[agingdem]

55. I don't think it is..

I suspect the US attorney assigned to this nothing document thingy has been on it since November...

[Cha]

57. A member here who is in Illinois had this to say..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17545730

[Silent3]

58. Trump was pleaded with over SIX MONTHS to return documents...

...Trump returned only some, stalled some more, and then more months went by, a search was required, then more months went by before a special prosecutor was assigned.

[agingdem]

59. here's the thing..

Garland and the DOJ are running multiple investigations and grand juries...and the Biden docs were discovered, the National Archives was notified, and they were retrieved the next day..no hiding, lying, stalling, no Aileen Cannon, no special master, no multiple delays, appeals...returned..end of story...

[Silent3]

62. So our system rewards Trump's tactics. n/t

[agingdem]

63. why..because they said "pretty please"?

the DOJ is not finished with Trump's document theft..I would rather they charge the sonofabitch with treason/sedition/inciting an insurrection...Hitler wannabe Trump did his damnedest to overthrow the government of the United States..on a priority list of Trump's multitude of crimes, I'd say a coup is #1...

[Silent3]

64. Why does it need to be a package deal? It's not like these charges are mutually exclusive.

If I steal a car, and maybe committed a murder after, you can arrest me and try me for stealing the car while the murder investigation plods along.

[Ohio Joe]

50. Please fix the op title, it's breaking my DU - nt

[Polybius]

61. What if Garland indicts them both?

You know, in order to look "fair."

[Kid Berwyn]

65. Great idea. Shows GOP the DoJ is on the up-and-up.

And if the US Attorney is a crook, his staff will out him or her.