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In reply to the discussion: Just a Garland reminder [View all]Fix The Stupid
(948 posts)116. Umm...you're two statements contradict each other:
"Garland wasn't chosen because Obama was under pressure from Republicans, that is nonsense. "
then the VERY NEXT SENTENCE:
"President Obama knew that Republicans would never confirm anyone he nominated,..."
That's 'pressure'...sorry.
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To quote from A FEW GOOD MEN: "It doesn't matter what I believe; it matters what I can prove."
brooklynite
Sep 2022
#12
Toi quote Denzel Washington's character in the movie, Training Day.
MarineCombatEngineer
Sep 2022
#13
I'd be interested to hear how we justify his explicitly illegal possession of classified materials
Orrex
Sep 2022
#52
Here is the no brainer part. You leave a job. You don't take proprietary company documents.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#14
You don't read much, do you? I have seen at least 100 DU posts on this issue since January
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#18
Not to me. People here on DU have their own perspectives and it can be enlightening.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#104
Do we HAVE 2 years if the Saudi's have those nuclear documents and start trouble with them?
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#39
Just an observation: there is NO public evidence that Trump sold or gave secrets to foreigners
brooklynite
Sep 2022
#41
I said, "If" on that one. We know Jared Kushner got 2 billion dollars from them for something.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#43
Jared is under a seperate investigation and what the court finds may determine a connection.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#105
But realistically, he's at least a fucking adult. He took things from his former work place.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#20
Which him do you have confidence in when you are whipping out tRump lawyer arguments?
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#28
I'm whipping out Trump Lawyer arguments that DOJ will be PREPARED for when indictments are issued.
brooklynite
Sep 2022
#30
And many would see me as centrist as I think Bi-Partisan cooperation is a strength.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#7
Kinda scary, isn't it? I think Garland's competence in domestic terrorism cases should count ...
Hekate
Sep 2022
#93
Not really. It took two years to prosecute the perpetrators and co-conspirators associated with
JohnSJ
Sep 2022
#61
Come on. Your point was it was irrelevant to the case. The issue the OP was making was the
JohnSJ
Sep 2022
#75
Again, I think it is the current environment and our impatience for tRump to have consequences.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#17
No I think he has his reasons. I just hope he isn't under Mike Pence type of pressure.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#27
He certainly has his reasons, but all of them are based on speculation alone.
Beastly Boy
Sep 2022
#35
Declarations of faith in Garland's investigation are likewise based on speculation alone
Orrex
Sep 2022
#59
At times. Even when they suck it up and hang onto what truth and hope they can find.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#40
TFG clearly committed ESPIONAGE? No patience for that BS available? That is DEATH SENTENCE shit!
Brainfodder
Sep 2022
#122
I think you are confusing calls for patience with calls for respect of due process of law.
Beastly Boy
Sep 2022
#25
You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Are you even aware what AG Garland is
JohnSJ
Sep 2022
#47
What I understand is that "the process involved" is laughably far from our supposed ideal...
Silent3
Sep 2022
#55
The fact that enough self-identified progressives decided not to vote for Hillary in the general
JohnSJ
Sep 2022
#60
I was not referring to you about not voting, and I applaud and appreciate your response. Thanks
JohnSJ
Sep 2022
#112
Why yes, I have reviewed every last scrap of evidence, in defiance of the DoJ and the Special Master
Orrex
Sep 2022
#97
I've been on DU a long time and have never seen a single demand for "instant justice"
Orrex
Sep 2022
#73
When a crime is a crime of possession, possession of an illegal item is enough for arrest.
Silent3
Sep 2022
#109
All that fraught concern over what happens if an arrest doesn't lead to a conviction...
Silent3
Sep 2022
#119
Oh, I'm well aware of the possible blowback that isn't there for arresting Joe Shmoe...
Silent3
Sep 2022
#125
To assume that certain DOJ policies are not part of the rule of law is not only wrong but dangerous.
Beastly Boy
Sep 2022
#128
You have a remarkable capacity to avoid the obvious and construct really weird...
Silent3
Sep 2022
#132
The whole system is fucked if it takes this long to dot every "i" and cross every "t"
Silent3
Sep 2022
#72
It would be accurate to say Obama was under pressure from Republicans to not make any nomination
tritsofme
Sep 2022
#118