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27. And remember, "conservative" in this country, is a euphemism for "right wing."

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Thu Apr 27, 2023, 07:01 PM

Apr 2023

Real sad state of affairs we're in, and we've been in for decades now.

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Nicolle Wallace Just Went There [View all] gab13by13 Apr 2023 OP

There is no way Smith beats that clock, no matter Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #1

The best case scenario now might be the issuing of two strong "talking" indictments Tom Rinaldo Apr 2023 #3

That would be good. And I think Smith would do it. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #23

Why? The standard for not taking new actions is 2 months before the election. We're far from pnwmom Apr 2023 #60

Exactly- and no matter what, the GOP is going to complain Redleg Apr 2023 #88

100%. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #201

Merrick Garland was not the right pick for that position. BComplex Apr 2023 #2

i sure agree with you. any ideas why Garland is working so slowly? Trueblue1968 Apr 2023 #4

I think he's timid. BComplex Apr 2023 #6

And me... nt Shipwack Apr 2023 #182

And me! stage left Apr 2023 #185

scared to make tough decisions? AG needs to be tough! Trueblue1968 Apr 2023 #202

Obama picked him because he is very conservative. Marcus IM Apr 2023 #19

He certainly is conservative gab13by13 Apr 2023 #22

Obama thought he'd be stickin it to the cons. Marcus IM Apr 2023 #24

God I did not know that. Why did Biden pick him? 617Blue Apr 2023 #28

lol what did Holder ever do? Beautiful Disaster Apr 2023 #39

Holder always appeared to me to be interviewing for his next corporate stooge gig. OMGWTF Apr 2023 #176

Ooh That sounds a bit problematic electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #186

And remember, "conservative" in this country, is a euphemism for "right wing." NotVeryImportant Apr 2023 #27

In the bigger picture the US is conservative Marcus IM Apr 2023 #29

Yep NotVeryImportant Apr 2023 #30

Never ratified CEDAW, either. niyad Apr 2023 #43

...full on fascist.. thomski64 Apr 2023 #180

Nope, not even. And we knew it then. Geez, he said it then. LizBeth Apr 2023 #32

Agreed, and I am so disappointed and frustrated with Garland. mysteryowl Apr 2023 #34

THIS, DAMMIT!!! calimary Apr 2023 #64

THIS! NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #61

You have exactly ZERO idea of what they have *not* been doing relayerbob Apr 2023 #102

And YOU have ZERO idea about what I know or don't know. BComplex Apr 2023 #171

You seem to be leaving out the 1000 or so people charged by Garland (DOJ) Beastly Boy Apr 2023 #184

I will grant you this much relayerbob Apr 2023 #190

Garland belongs in a law library dalton99a Apr 2023 #142

or something slow and non-aggressive mysteryowl Apr 2023 #165

agree with this posting republianmushroom Apr 2023 #168

Yep, the documents case was/is a slam dunk obstruction case. brush Apr 2023 #5

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Conflict with the 2024 election...how many months away...red herring for the pessimists! Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #132

This summer is still 2023 so no way does it conflict with the '24 election. brush Apr 2023 #137

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Not many local lawyers I know could outdo dedicated and talented prosecutors. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #11

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Might be so...but Jack Smith!!? His background is as impressive as any lawyer in the world. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #15

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Media bio is same as his actual bio and it's the envy of any lawyer in the world. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #45

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That's his official World Court photo, it's nice!...don't be anti-beard! Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #48

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A real obvious one there, at least IMO oldsoftie Apr 2023 #54

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for defending Jack Smith? treestar Apr 2023 #123

No, not at all oldsoftie Apr 2023 #136

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Why would you have heard of Jack Smith. onenote Apr 2023 #90

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"Folks here on DU have better skills than what I've seen the last few years on tv" inthewind21 Apr 2023 #148

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"And most cases don't turn on the skills of lawyers, they turn on the facts." Effete Snob Apr 2023 #83

people seem to like to believe treestar Apr 2023 #124

Good analogy! The tennis ball is Evidence...no game without it! Lawyers just hold the racquets. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #128

Why only "most"? jaxexpat Apr 2023 #150

Your answer is in there already! Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #188

If Rump wins white house again the very first thing Captain Zero Apr 2023 #172

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Was not Smith appointed only after Mar a Lago docs search? Sneederbunk Apr 2023 #9

Months after. He was appointed in November 2022. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #26

Investigations can't be done long ago...they go along slowly, and then they ripen. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #10

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The huge difference is seditious conspiracy has only be done couple of times. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #14

I wouldn't even go after seditious conspiracy gab13by13 Apr 2023 #20

The many convictions already secured means not so, if you have overwhelming evidence. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #41

are you sure you treestar Apr 2023 #125

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Bingo. kacekwl Apr 2023 #91

What about the investigations that were already done by Mueller? gab13by13 Apr 2023 #17

Questioning the VP in a grand jury criminal investigation is not my definition of nothing...not Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #42

"If there isn't a massive nuclear grade indictment soon then you don't know Jack!" LudwigPastorius Apr 2023 #101

Focusing and ragging on Garland because....?? is puzzling and nonsensical. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #127

We are working on four years LizBeth Apr 2023 #33

The legal roadblocks, if one was watching, created a great deal of delay...witness Pence. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #44

Last I checked Democrats controlled the presidency, gab13by13 Apr 2023 #53

Dems control congress inthewind21 Apr 2023 #151

Two, but who's counting... AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2023 #161

I agree..justice is a slow slog to the finish line... agingdem Apr 2023 #63

If Garland had done the dirty deed of Indictments...would appear political...Jack is insulation Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #129

Yes.. agingdem Apr 2023 #135

Maddening! Investigation done right! But...We want information! Damn the poisoning of further Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #189

I agree 100%. I also think the Senate did most of the work for Garland. Autumn Apr 2023 #16

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Yep... and so many of us saw this way quicker. We are what, 3 and half yrs in? LizBeth Apr 2023 #31

We will never know what Smith finds or recommends unless Sneederbunk Apr 2023 #35

Don't be surprised if.. Bobstandard Apr 2023 #65

Let's be very clear, Cassidy Hutchinson's original testimony did not offer much, it was Bev54 Apr 2023 #36

DOJ never interviewed Cassidy Hutchinson gab13by13 Apr 2023 #67

That's a piece of horse manure, not a fact, and you know it. Beastly Boy Apr 2023 #139

I lost confidence in Garland when I saw how he dealt with the Cyber Ninjas. CrispyQ Apr 2023 #37

Garland BeerBarrelPolka Apr 2023 #40

Ha ha. CrispyQ Apr 2023 #52

. BeerBarrelPolka Apr 2023 #55

...K&R... spanone Apr 2023 #38

Another trash thread here on DU. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #46

Explain why? gab13by13 Apr 2023 #51

This really should've come to a head long ago. oldsoftie Apr 2023 #56

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Garland hasn't "passed" on anything. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #68

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Garland has been sending insurrectionists to prison and the noose is tightening on Trump. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #107

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The redline date is when the case is ready. Not before, not later. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #109

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So I disagree entirely. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #111

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It is appropriate to have a Special Council. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #113

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Wonderful news. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #118

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That's ironic. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #120

Amazing inthewind21 Apr 2023 #152

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Bingo! Sometimes it's just pessimism addiction and fact avoidance that gets in the way of logic. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #131

Gawd, look at this thread! Everybody and their mother speculating on something Beastly Boy Apr 2023 #74

Beauty post! edisdead Apr 2023 #92

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Law should take precedence over politics LiberalFighter Apr 2023 #50

On Melber's show, Jack Flannery made excellent point in response to Nicole's statements Justice Apr 2023 #57

My BeerBarrelPolka Apr 2023 #62

You've got to get out more Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #58

She is my sole source of information on cable gab13by13 Apr 2023 #69

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Most of Nicole's show isn't "news" Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #145

"She is my sole source of information on cable" inthewind21 Apr 2023 #153

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Uhhm, nope, sorry..... getagrip_already Apr 2023 #75

Did you think I was suggesting they waited until Trump announced to begin the process? Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #105

does it matter? getagrip_already Apr 2023 #134

Nothing to prove your hypothesis, is there? Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #141

I just can't imagine anyone would accept a maybe position....... getagrip_already Apr 2023 #147

You inthewind21 Apr 2023 #154

that's my point exactly.... getagrip_already Apr 2023 #166

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Jack Smith wasn't kept "on the shelf" Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #167

Histoy will not be kind to Garland. Nt Grumpy Old Guy Apr 2023 #59

Whose toy? Redleg Apr 2023 #89

the republicans may be correct. republianmushroom Apr 2023 #70

I think the rule is The Wizard Apr 2023 #71

How hard and fast is this "rule"? Ligyron Apr 2023 #86

Who made the "Rule". republianmushroom Apr 2023 #169

I was going to say something really nasty about MG ecstatic Apr 2023 #72

Every time I say this on DU I get a zillion BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #73

Evidence. quakerboy Apr 2023 #103

There's enough evidence in media clips lees1975 Apr 2023 #76

"There's enough evidence in media clips View profile to convict Trump of seditious conspiracy" inthewind21 Apr 2023 #155

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it's a pretty good bet Skittles Apr 2023 #77

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I really think the game is rigged. Fitzgerald, Mueller, Holder, Garland. It just doesn't seem to Evolve Dammit Apr 2023 #80

This. NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #85

+1. I never felt Biden was enthusiastic going after Trump either. Or Obama for that matter. LizBeth Apr 2023 #122

Nothing happened to Cheney/ Bush either despite war crimes and torture...n/t Evolve Dammit Apr 2023 #179

Right. Exactly. Republicans just keep pushing further and further with criminality and LizBeth Apr 2023 #183

"...made me feel ashamed. To live in a land where justice is a game." Bob Dylan Desire album Evolve Dammit Apr 2023 #191

agree. Liz is rightly pissed. She gets it. Evolve Dammit Apr 2023 #192

Wha wha wha relayerbob Apr 2023 #87

thank you... agingdem Apr 2023 #98

Yep! They need to get a conviction relayerbob Apr 2023 #99

you're right..Trump needed help to set fire to the Constitution agingdem Apr 2023 #100

This guy is one who knows what he is talking about relayerbob Apr 2023 #93

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You tell us inthewind21 Apr 2023 #157

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*snork* Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #104

Wallace is lying. The process for obtaining Pence's testimony began BEFORE Smith was appointed bigtree Apr 2023 #94

Looks like I'm not the only one that can't see Nicole Wallace agingdem Apr 2023 #116

The DOJ is an executive branch agency. lees1975 Apr 2023 #140

I know as does any 16 year kid in a US Government class.. agingdem Apr 2023 #146

Should we give up? Kingofalldems Apr 2023 #96

Agree Meowmee Apr 2023 #106

I recall reading that TFG had embedded operatives throughout the bureaucracy diva77 Apr 2023 #114

FYI: We have to GOTV forever to save our democracy. If they win one more time we're done. ZonkerHarris Apr 2023 #115

No. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2023 #121

Thank you, Nicolle Wallace. (nt) Paladin Apr 2023 #126

Nicole Wallace is a Bush holdover not to be trusted. live love laugh Apr 2023 #130

Funny inthewind21 Apr 2023 #158

I think it's part of a pattern AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2023 #164

They keep posting her name to justify attacks on Biden's DOJ. live love laugh Apr 2023 #174

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Disagree DOJ had to get it right, gauge political fallout, not rush in without surefire evidence bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #133

Exactly. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #138

Everyone involved in January 6th will be prosecuted and have served time before they get around to lees1975 Apr 2023 #143

Wallace cracked me up yesterday when she referred to some on the USSC as "Dudes", PufPuf23 Apr 2023 #144

Name calling isn't my idea of good journalism. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #162

Name calling isn't my idea of good journalism nor a good practice in general. PufPuf23 Apr 2023 #178

Garland is a pearl clutcher, a hand wringer, a Kevlar briefs kind of guy. Magoo48 Apr 2023 #156

He'd fit in inthewind21 Apr 2023 #159

Malarky. Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #170

✔️ live love laugh Apr 2023 #177

Well, at least we didn't get some stupid little sound bite Farmer-Rick Apr 2023 #163

If Trump becomes President He will never leave office YoshidaYui Apr 2023 #181

But, But, But there is a long list of things Garland did... onecaliberal Apr 2023 #187

Some of the actions taken by AG Garland before Jack Smith was appointed LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #195

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