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spanone

(141,705 posts) Sun Nov 28, 2021, 01:58 PM Nov 2021

Dana Bash to Adam Schiff: Is Merrick Garland letting Trump off the hook? [View all]

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) says he wonders why the Department of Justice and Attorney General Merrick Garland haven't pursued an investigation into

former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election results in a key state.

Video: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/11/28/adam-schiff-trump-merrick-garland-department-of-justice-sotu-sot-vpx.cnn

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Dana Bash to Adam Schiff: Is Merrick Garland letting Trump off the hook? [View all] spanone Nov 2021 OP

Schiff for Attorney General, asap Doremus Nov 2021 #1

+1,000,000 Peregrine Took Nov 2021 #2

Nothing Will Happen SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #3

Something will happen malaise Nov 2021 #4

I appreciate your optimism malaise but I do not share it. CentralMass Nov 2021 #6

I Also Appreciate Your Optimism SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #10

Well, Sooner-Than-I-Think Leith Nov 2021 #11

I couldn't get the video to load on my pos computer. panader0 Nov 2021 #5

He basically said that if there's a DOJ investigation going on it's very quiet Poiuyt Nov 2021 #21

Schiff was my first choice for AG Bayard Nov 2021 #7

I don't think Garland is letting Trump off the hook DFW Nov 2021 #8

And he has a hell of a record of getting things right malaise Nov 2021 #9

Thank you. My sentiments and expectations. erronis Nov 2021 #12

You can't get a conviction gab13by13 Nov 2021 #13

If an investigation is underway DFW Nov 2021 #16

I understand, gab13by13 Nov 2021 #25

I understand completely DFW Nov 2021 #30

I'm sure that if Schiff were AG, he would adopt the same stance. HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #15

Yep, he's not going to show his hand until he's ready. GoCubsGo Nov 2021 #20

It's what I would do in his position DFW Nov 2021 #23

I'm just a drummer. But, my opinion is that Garland isn't doing anything. HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #14

Almost 100 years ago tiredtoo Nov 2021 #17

1923 DFW Nov 2021 #24

I've never met a repuke that knows anything about German Nazis. Elwood P Dowd Nov 2021 #32

History never did seem to be their strong point DFW Nov 2021 #33

Maybe some of our high-minded members can tell Schiff to stop his outraged ranting Orrex Nov 2021 #18

What an obnoxious and stupid question to ask. After his recent round of indictments a week... George II Nov 2021 #19

So is it your opinion, gab13by13 Nov 2021 #27

Pleased to see some questioning and pressure being applied to Garland. Paladin Nov 2021 #22

This is my take on it. Nothing wrong with Solomon Nov 2021 #31

Garland is very sensitive about what the doj did to clinton.... getagrip_already Nov 2021 #26

The experts I listened to, gab13by13 Nov 2021 #28

The dilemma of the anti-Garland contingent..... brooklynite Nov 2021 #29

+1 onenote Nov 2021 #34

It is possible to believe that Biden has erred without thinking him incompetent Orrex Nov 2021 #35