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Showing Original Post only (View all)Laurence Tribe: If Garland doesn't prosecute Trump, the rule of law is "out the window" [View all]
*Long article, but here is a snip....(Salon) As wrote in my Boston Globe op-ed, what I'm saying to Merrick Garland is: Wake up! You've got to do something to hold this man accountable. Now somebody could say, well, what about the presumption of innocence? How do you know he's guilty? All I can say in response is that we've heard with our own ears, and Donald Trump has never denied, that he said to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, "Just find me 11,780 votes." To me that is compelling proof that Trump was essentially trying to erase his legitimate loss by creating votes that were not his. That is stealing the election.
Moreover, it's an attempted coup when Trump twists the arm of his acting attorney general and tells him, "Just say that the presidential election was corrupt, and I'll take care of the rest with my friends in Congress." On its face, that is proof of corrupt intent beyond reasonable doubt. It is also proof of a plan to take over the country without legitimately winning. That's a crime.
So the question is: Why is it taking so long? One possible answer is that it's not easy to get a conviction of a president. What appears compelling to a layperson is going to be difficult in practice. It will also be difficult to put down the riots that the very announcement of an indictment may bring. There may be a great deal of worry about fomenting civil war to no good end, because we will not succeed in holding the president accountable.
In the end, all I can do is make the counter-argument that if you're worried about the consequences of going ahead with this evidence against Trump and perhaps not convicting him, then you had better start worrying about the consequences of not going ahead with this evidence and telling presidents in the future, including this president, who undoubtedly is going to try to seize power again one way or another, that they can get away with this. If that is the message, then the rule of law has basically been thrown out the window.
Read More: https://www.salon.com/2021/08/30/laurence-tribe-if-garland-doesnt-prosecute-trump-the-rule-of-law-is-out-the-window/
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Laurence Tribe: If Garland doesn't prosecute Trump, the rule of law is "out the window" [View all]
FM123
Aug 2021
OP
They're letting the Jan 6th terrorists off with a slap on the wrist and a Cancun vacation.
lagomorph777
Aug 2021
#18
Thanks for posting this. Biden also needs to get rid of Christopher Wray, get a real FBI director.
JudyM
Aug 2021
#5
This is going to be one of those, "I loved them before they went commercial"
bullwinkle428
Aug 2021
#13
It is reeaally hard not to think otherwise at this point. Even a little. I see no justice and even
Evolve Dammit
Aug 2021
#79
There won't need to be one. It will all be done electorally, by the R legislatures.
Crunchy Frog
Aug 2021
#49
Absolutely correct, our Justice System always goes after the ring leaders last.
KS Toronado
Aug 2021
#16
As our friend Glen Kirschner frequently reminds us "justice matters" and it takes time
PortTack
Aug 2021
#34
Garland has until the end of 2024 to complete any investigation and prosecution of Trump
Fiendish Thingy
Aug 2021
#12
que the atty's here that say: "it's all good. it just takes time, just be patient and stop all the
msfiddlestix
Aug 2021
#22
Job performances and judicial objectives, I would suggest are distinctively different matters
msfiddlestix
Aug 2021
#77
Yes. I compare it to the Church's seeming reluctance to fully pursue the child molesters
Peregrine Took
Aug 2021
#33