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milestogo

(23,073 posts)
3. Trump thinks all the prosecutions against him were political
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 11:20 AM
Dec 2024

so he's surely going to go after Garland and anyone else who offended him.

milestogo

(23,073 posts)
6. It would be really interesting if he gets punished for doing the job we don't think he did.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 11:32 AM
Dec 2024

Wait! Talk to the Democrats! I shuffled some papers, that's all!

Nigrum Cattus

(1,316 posts)
7. No
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 11:41 AM
Dec 2024

Garland didn't defend the U.S. therefore the U.S. shouldn't defend Garland.
It will be a lesson for all future A.G.'s

Autumn

(48,961 posts)
12. Not at all. If trump and the real president go after him he will deserve it. He could have acted
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 12:42 PM
Dec 2024

sooner and he chose not to do anything till it was too late.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
13. Suspect/hope Supremes would rule Garland's actions were Official Acts, therefore no criminal prosecution allowed.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 01:27 PM
Dec 2024

Voltaire2

(15,377 posts)
14. First of all, he ain't president, presidential immunity does not apply.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 01:34 PM
Dec 2024

Secondly, your apparent faith that this court cares at all about consistency is amusing.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
16. Official Acts have kept government officials from prosecution for decades. We aren't talking about Prez immunity.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 01:43 PM
Dec 2024

republianmushroom

(22,323 posts)
15. Why, he (Merrick the Meek) didn't do anything but protect the convicted felon ?
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 01:38 PM
Dec 2024

46 months and counting.

ecstatic

(35,075 posts)
20. No. The time to be concerned about retribution was in 2021
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 04:27 PM
Dec 2024

if trump locks up garland (despite being a free man), then it's garland's own fault for not doing something about trump when he had the power to do so.

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