Why aren't Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs facing prosecution with other January 6th conspirators and criminals?

[lees1975]

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/04/biggs-gosar-arizona-subpoenas-00150416

The little guys are getting sent to prison. Why isn't our Justice Department going after perps like these two Arizona Congressmen, and the other Republicans involved in fake elector schemes and the insurrection?

Do they think it will look to political?

[onecaliberal]

1. Garland.

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. Godwin 2.0

[gab13by13]

3. Garland told Magats that he wouldn't be partisan

Congressional Magats have immunity. As a matter of fact Gosar and Biggs can ignore the subpoena I believe.

When Scott Perry is indicted then I will change my mind.

[WA-03 Democrat]

4. But that Hunter Biden had dick pics for heaven's sake!!!!!!!

[gab13by13]

6. DOJ investigated Hunter Biden for 6 years

They investigated what was Russian propaganda. After 6 years they did indict Hunter for not paying his taxes, which he later paid, and it is a crime that is rarely prosecuted but Garland must show Magats he is not partisan.

[WA-03 Democrat]

9. total agree

Garland is no Eric Holder, Doug Jones, Sally Yates, etc. etc. etc.

[Fiendish Thingy]

12. Thank goodness

Holder is no hero of mine.

[Fiendish Thingy]

11. Nobody ignores a *judicial* subpeona without consequences

Lots of folks have gotten away with ignoring congressional subpoenas, but, AFAIK, none of Trump’s co-conspirators have ignored subpeonas issued by a court/grand jury.

They may have attempted to quash the subpoenas or claim executive privilege or Speech and Debate exception, but nobody ignores a subpoena issued by a judge.

[gab13by13]

5. This from Betsy Swann, Politico

"There is no indication that Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, who is leading the probe, is considering bringing criminal charges against either lawmaker. And it’s unclear whether Mayes has insisted on enforcing the subpoenas against the lawmakers, who may have legal bases to resist testifying."

Big fat nothingburger.

[WA-03 Democrat]

10. Kris Mayes

is doing a good job - how can we tell? Republicans are crying that they are doing their job.

[lees1975]

19. She is excellent.

She has been able to charge several county supervisors who illegally tried to hand-count ballots and obstruct the 2022 election because of the conspiracy theories they pushed from 2020. Two in Cochise County are particularly deserving of jail time.

[CrispyQ]

7. A lot of us would like to know why J6 congress persons have been allowed to run for re-election

without any legal encumbrances at all.

[NewHendoLib]

15. I would like to know why any J6 apologists - or any 2020 election denier - remain in office.

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[Fiendish Thingy]

8. I believe they were listed as unindicted co-conspirators on Trump's indictment

Smith, not Garland, chose to focus his initial indictments solely on Trump, for strategic reasons not disclosed to us.

Perhaps he wants to avoid the 20 defendant circus that Willis is facing in GA, or even the challenges that prosecuting 4 defendants in Cannon’s court has presented?

We know Meadows has a cooperation agreement with DOJ; once the co-conspirators know what he has shared (which will happen once discovery occurs in the J6 trial), we may see them clamouring for their own deals, which will never be as sweet as Meadows’.

We don’t know what we don’t know, and to make purely speculative assumptions based on the absence of public information is to risk the public embarrassment of the speculator.

[RussBLib]

13. They could still be facing indictment

...Arizona AG has subpoenaed both of them to testify to a Grand Jury investigating the fake electors. I documents could come there.

But go ahead, blame Garland for no good reason.

[gab13by13]

14. What's stopping Garland from indicting them?

The fake elector scheme was across many states. The Michigan AG Dana Nessel sent a criminal referral to DOJ to prosecute her fake electors, waited 1 year and got no response, so she is prosecuting her fake electors herself.

[republianmushroom]

16. Good question. Answer: Crickets

[UTUSN]

17. K&R

[lees1975]

18. We have fake elector schemes, we have GOP members of Congress who basically opened the door of the Capitol

to let rioters in, gave them tours so they knew how to effectively get to the people they wanted to murder and stop the proceedings, and those who engaged in all of this exhibited a clear disdain for the constitution.

It's been way over three years and none of those in congress who supported this and helped carry it out have been prosecuted. I don't care if it looks political, there's no other choice. Either we enforce the law equally, or it's worthless.

We have no will to enforce the rule of law. Might as well open the jails and prisons, dismiss all charges and let them all go.