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Showing Original Post only (View all)AG Garland reiterates 'no person' -- not even Trump -- is above the law over Jan. 6 [View all]
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday reiterated that "no person," not even a former president, was above the law amid calls from some congressional Democrats to charge Donald Trump after last year's Capitol riot.
During a press conference, a visibly animated Garland twice said that "no person" was above the law when pressed specifically about Trump, whom Democrats say incited the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection over his unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud in 2020. Democrats also cite Trump's larger, months-long campaign to try and reverse his election loss. (Trump insists he did nothing wrong.)
The Department of Justice has been prosecuting various cases related to the rioting last January.
"There is a lot of speculation about what the Justice Department is doing, what's it not doing, what our theories are and what our theories aren't, and there will continue to be that speculation," the attorney general said Wednesday. "That's because a central tenant of the way in which the Justice Department investigates and a central tenant of the rule of law is that we do not do our investigations in the public."
During a press conference, a visibly animated Garland twice said that "no person" was above the law when pressed specifically about Trump, whom Democrats say incited the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection over his unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud in 2020. Democrats also cite Trump's larger, months-long campaign to try and reverse his election loss. (Trump insists he did nothing wrong.)
The Department of Justice has been prosecuting various cases related to the rioting last January.
"There is a lot of speculation about what the Justice Department is doing, what's it not doing, what our theories are and what our theories aren't, and there will continue to be that speculation," the attorney general said Wednesday. "That's because a central tenant of the way in which the Justice Department investigates and a central tenant of the rule of law is that we do not do our investigations in the public."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ag-garland-reiterates-no-person-not-even-trump-is-above-the-law-over-jan-6/ar-AAZNg69?li=BBnb7Kz
Can we now put to rest the false info posted here on DU on several threads about the memo, and, while we're at it, how about stopping the numerous bash AG Garland and the DoJ posts and threads?
Seems to me that AG Garland pretty much debunked all that today.
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AG Garland reiterates 'no person' -- not even Trump -- is above the law over Jan. 6 [View all]
MarineCombatEngineer
Jul 2022
OP
What is the arbitrary time limit here? It is not running out and they have to do the job right
Bev54
Jul 2022
#38
When they've broken the law in front of 300 million people dozens if not hundreds of times,
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#2
And yet he has not been indicted for any of it. I'll believe it when I see it.
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#20
I'm saying I'll believe it when I see it. Weren't you the one who got all twisted thinking people
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#26
It seems to me to be the only really sensible position. Strangely our thinking this seems
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#71
The law, Comey obstruction of justice has already ran out and TFG did that on video !!!
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#46
Fact based critiques is not "bashing" please lets not classify stating reality as a bad thing.
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#52
I already stated SOL on Comey obstruction has ran out, he's not going to be prosecuted for ...
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#58
I'm not narrowing my critique of DOJs lack of action to J6 investigations, that's not reality based.
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#68
I'm not narrowing my critique of DOJs lack of action to J6 investigations, that's not reality based.
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#69
No one expects these prosecutions to happen overnight. It's been a year and a half.
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#49
Yeah, there was an attempted coup, which has never happened in the history of the US,
MarineCombatEngineer
Jul 2022
#53
+1, TFGs Comey SOL has run out already. Americans are still waiting for the DOJ to prosecute shit
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#56
People aren't just talking about J6, the number of laws TFG has *OPENLY* broken is well documented
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#51
Stop, they've had years to investigate Comey OOJ but let the SOL run out already. They don't ...
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#65
The Comey OOJ is not being investigated, the SOL has ran out. TFG admitted on video to firing Comey
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#75
I'm starting to think the baseless attacks on Merrick Garland are being orchestrated
Just A Box Of Rain
Jul 2022
#5
I'm quite capable of being very cynical about the DoJ without anyone having to "orchestrate"...
Silent3
Jul 2022
#12
I'm about the least conspiratorially minded person you will ever meet,
Just A Box Of Rain
Jul 2022
#13
Maybe people would like to see the perpetrator of an attempted coup prosecuted.
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#21
Count me among those who desires to see TFG and other insurrectionists prosecuted
Just A Box Of Rain
Jul 2022
#28
I'll count you as someone who assumes that people who disagree with your opinion
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#29
I'm happy to be counted as a proud Democrat who knows there are forces who would like
Just A Box Of Rain
Jul 2022
#32
That's so special for you. Nor does an influx of brand new posters stirring shit.
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#34
It is quite curious that you requard people who trust in Joe Biden's choice for AG
Just A Box Of Rain
Jul 2022
#35
Curious that this is your interpretation. I regard (by the way, it's "regard") shit stirrers to
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#43
Manual? Why are you accusing me of nefarious intent when such a charge is a pure fabrication
Just A Box Of Rain
Jul 2022
#45
Obnoxious when someone accuses one of "nefarious intent when such a charge is
Scrivener7
Jul 2022
#54
"...a central TENET...". Sorry, not the key point here, but very annoying nonetheless.
TheRickles
Jul 2022
#33