This was just reported on MSNBC.

[Orrex]

86. Ho-hum

What bugs me isn't the complete lack of evidence of any forward movement.

What bugs me isn't even the long history of DOJ being gently deferential to entrenched, wealthy powers.

What bugs me is that, faced with the complete lack of evidence of any forward movement, the DOJ's cheerleaders say "it's obvious that there's forward movement. I missed the part where Garland has to submit his plan of action for your approval."

It's the smug, sanctimonious scolding of anyone who expresses perfectly reasonable doubt, anxiety, or frustration at the very strong possibility that Trump will survive all this with a minimal net impact to his crimes, his brand, or his finances.

They're not simply telling people to wait; they're intentionally belittling those people on behalf of the DOJ and its glacial pace.


If we sit quietly for a moment, we might even see a few of them swoop in to tell me how disastrously ill-informed they've decided I am.