Bill Press: Time for Merrick Garland to flush Donald Trump

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

On Jan. 5, marking the one-year anniversary of Jan. 6, Attorney General Merrick Garland promised that, "following the facts," the Justice Department would pursue anyone, no matter how powerful,responsible for planning and carrying out the assault on the U.S. Capitol. "The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law - whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy."

One month later, it's fair to ask: "General, what are you waiting for? Why hasn't Donald Trump yet been charged with any crime? How much more evidence do you need?"

True, DOJ has "aggressively pursued" those who actually broke into the Capitol, arresting over 725 rioters so far, several of whom are already serving prison terms. And the department's reportedly still tracking down another 350 persons involved. But going after foot soldiers is not enough. What about the leader of the insurrection? What about Donald Trump? Every day, we see more evidence of his criminal conduct.

Read the account of Trump's second impeachment trial in Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) powerful new book, "Untitled." While their goal was to remove Trump from office, not convict him of a crime, the impeachment managers laid forth a litany of Trump's illegal actions leading up to and on the day of Jan. 6: personally pressing local election officials to falsify election results; inciting supporters to block election officials from certifying the election: all part of an attempt to overthrow the duly-elected U.S. government.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/press-time-for-merrick-garland-to-flush-donald-trump/ar-AATShIx

[Blue Owl]

1. The stench from the gold terlit is becoming unbearable

The Dump is festering, rotting, and reeking...

[CrispyQ]

2. The "You don't know that Garland isn't doing anything" crowd will be here soon.

In the meantime...

Declining share of Americans see Trump as primarily responsible for Jan. 6
BY REBECCA BEITSCH - 02/08/22

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/593349-declining-share-of-americans-see-trump-as-bearing-a-lot-of

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A declining number of Americans say former President Trump bears primary responsibility for the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to new data from the Pew Research Center, a trend accompanied by a growing number who say he was not at all to blame for the riot.

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The decrease in those who put the onus on Trump was seen among both Democrats and Republicans.

The number of Republicans who say Trump bears no responsibility at all for the attack grew from 46 percent to 57 percent over the last year, while the share of Democrats who see Trump as having "a lot" of responsibility for the attack dropped from 81 percent to 70 percent.

The survey also found the public largely divided over how much attention should be paid to the Jan. 6 attack and its impacts, with roughly a third of those surveyed responding that too much, too little and the right amount of attention has been given to reviewing the day.

The poll was conducted between Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 among 5,128 U.S. adults. It has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.

This trend will continue as long as it looks like our side is doing nothing. I hope the hearings start soon enough before the elections, & are dramatic enough to generate the enthusiasm that we are losing daily.

[Chainfire]

3. I will believe it when I see it.

[BlueJac]

4. It pisses me off every day of the week that nothing seems to be happening!

In the meantime people become more doubtful of the entire mess. You don't have to look very far to see right wing assholes causing trouble world wide! Timeto get this rolling soon!! Unless people are afraid to do the difficult task.