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Grasswire2

(13,849 posts)
3. I have to post this.
Mon Mar 28, 2022, 06:36 PM
Mar 2022

Understand that I fully support Biden. I have no criticism of him. I knew (and stated here many times) that he was setting his first priorities on the economy and Covid. And that investigations early on could derail those objectives.

But I saw this the other day, and it's troublesome, if Garland is operating under that philosophy expressed by Biden in November 2020. We need clarification. Sooner rather than later.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/president-elect-biden-wary-trump-focused-investigations-sources-say-n1247959?msclkid=49c9de3aa7bc11ec88a919028c198773


WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has privately told advisers that he doesn't want his presidency to be consumed by investigations of his predecessor, according to five people familiar with the discussions, despite pressure from some Democrats who want inquiries into President Donald Trump, his policies and members of his administration.

Biden has raised concerns that investigations would further divide a country he is trying to unite and risk making every day of his presidency about Trump, said the sources, who spoke on background to offer details of private conversations.

They said he has specifically told advisers that he is wary of federal tax investigations of Trump or of challenging any orders Trump may issue granting immunity to members of his staff before he leaves office. One adviser said Biden has made it clear that he "just wants to move on."

Another Biden adviser said, "He's going to be more oriented toward fixing the problems and moving forward than prosecuting them."

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Claire McCaskill and Frank Figliusi don't snicker, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #1
I think it's time for some senior Dems to muse that Garland should consider his position. OnDoutside Mar 2022 #5
If Garland is not investigating this then Biden will lose. People elected dem4decades Mar 2022 #11
You are correct. They Rebl2 Mar 2022 #52
He's a disappointment all right. He only got the job because... brush Mar 2022 #2
I have to post this. Grasswire2 Mar 2022 #3
This is what I feared iemanja Mar 2022 #4
and it tells me the rules simply do not apply to them, but they do to me... Eliot Rosewater Mar 2022 #8
Like George Carlin said, "There's a big fuckin' club and we ain't in it." Magoo48 Mar 2022 #18
It empowers more than Trump..It empowers Lawlessness whathehell Mar 2022 #15
Someone pointed that out to me, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #7
Say it ain't so Joe.. whathehell Mar 2022 #9
I support Biden in moving on. Smart move and philosophy, but Democrats Hoyt Mar 2022 #12
article is from 2019 and not close to relevant uponit7771 Mar 2022 #14
Find it perfectly relevant. Hope we move on before midterms. Hoyt Mar 2022 #16
Attacking democracy isn't something to be "moved on" from. uponit7771 Mar 2022 #17
Sorry, I disagree. But spend the next 20 years letting it eat you up. Hoyt Mar 2022 #21
Americans believe attacks on our democracy are real issues uponit7771 Mar 2022 #23
He's not irrelevant. He's still inciting violence Marius25 Mar 2022 #31
But he's not getting anywhere with his crud. Hoyt Mar 2022 #38
No other issues matter if Trump and his supporters get away with sedition. Marius25 Mar 2022 #32
Sorry, I disagree. He's a loser and his Magetts are too. But hey, Hoyt Mar 2022 #37
No we don't. Because we're likely to lose Midterms, Marius25 Mar 2022 #41
And maybe focusing on punishing previous admin will spur loses. Hoyt Mar 2022 #51
Then they're idiots. American Democracy will not survive Marius25 Mar 2022 #56
Yeah, trying to stop people from facing voters just doesn't sound like Hoyt Mar 2022 #58
+100 nt reACTIONary Mar 2022 #60
They're insurrectionists. The Constitution doesn't allow them to run. Marius25 Mar 2022 #62
Gotta convict them first, and it will be 2024 before they would Hoyt Mar 2022 #63
That's unlikely to happen with Biden's approval rating Marius25 Mar 2022 #65
Definitely agree on Greene. That district went 80% for trump. But Hoyt Mar 2022 #70
Talk about soft on crime! Holy Shit! Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #64
You are going to be disappointed, especially when we lose midterms Hoyt Mar 2022 #67
We're going to lose the midterms most likely either way, so we'd better act fast. Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #72
People get dejected about politics because of all BS too. I prefer Dem's stuff to GOPer, but still. Hoyt Mar 2022 #81
I was like you with bush, but learned my lesson. It's easier to move on and stop eating Hoyt Mar 2022 #82
+1000. Exactly. WTF? nt ecstatic Mar 2022 #49
Great post. Boydog Mar 2022 #74
the article is from November 2020. He was president elect. Grasswire2 Mar 2022 #29
not true, stop saying that! Grasswire2 Mar 2022 #78
Yeah. We turn on people who side with the criminals Marius25 Mar 2022 #30
Jailing trump, which I don't think is even possible, ain't supporting democracy. Hoyt Mar 2022 #39
Why wouldn't it be possible? Marius25 Mar 2022 #42
Because the jury won't think like you and me. Hoyt Mar 2022 #48
Probably because you need evidence in a court of law... reACTIONary Mar 2022 #59
There has been tons of evidence that would stand up in court. Marius25 Mar 2022 #61
Good point, and the sate of Georgia is looking into it... reACTIONary Mar 2022 #71
The Jury pool actually would include DUers in a federal case. Marius25 Mar 2022 #75
Nope. First question a potential jurer would be asked is... reACTIONary Mar 2022 #76
It's impossible to find a jury in DC that has never read the news. Marius25 Mar 2022 #77
Maybe.. But they will not have been reading DU... reACTIONary Mar 2022 #80
Article is from 2019, after J6 things ***NO DOUBT*** changed uponit7771 Mar 2022 #13
article is from November 2020. Grasswire2 Mar 2022 #27
Same as Obama philosophy towrd Deminpenn Mar 2022 #33
Obama was smart too. He, like Biden, represents everyone. Hoyt Mar 2022 #53
"Look forward, not back"... Grasswire2 Mar 2022 #68
Well, if that was the Biden approach - he should have told us his views. Dan Mar 2022 #40
If true, that means Biden lied to us ecstatic Mar 2022 #57
I wouldn't say he lied to us. Grasswire2 Mar 2022 #79
Most of the posters here have no idea what they're talking about Trumpdumper Mar 2022 #10
and you do? whathehell Mar 2022 #19
All I said was that there's no evidence he isn't being pursued. Trumpdumper Mar 2022 #34
That's not all you said..You accused people on the thread whathehell Mar 2022 #36
I stand by the comment -- Trumpdumper Mar 2022 #44
What part of "You can't prove a negative" do you not understand? whathehell Mar 2022 #47
Let's pretend it's June 2024 and still the needle hasn't moved. Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #69
No, there's not a scintillating of evidence that DOJ is PURSUING Trump. dem4decades Mar 2022 #20
"There should be many." Trumpdumper Mar 2022 #35
I'm so tired of that rational, not all leaks come from prosecutors, defendants and their lawyers dem4decades Mar 2022 #54
Thank you!!! MustBeTheBooz Mar 2022 #45
We have heard something, the investigation that put Cohen in Federal prison closed down. Trump dem4decades Mar 2022 #55
Right!? MustBeTheBooz Mar 2022 #66
A lot of people have EMOTIONAL INVESTMENTS in the coup. They want to see Justice at work. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2022 #26
I'd need to see the video link to decide if there was really "snickering" going on. gulliver Mar 2022 #22
I heard what sounded like laughter, whathehell Mar 2022 #25
Snickering or smiling as if to say Boydog Mar 2022 #73
As used to be said at my former company. gibraltar72 Mar 2022 #24
Shhhhhhhhh!!!! BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #28
Discouraging, isn't it! calimary Mar 2022 #43
My thinking on the subject of TFG Mr. Evil Mar 2022 #46
They weren't snickering Rebl2 Mar 2022 #50
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