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In reply to the discussion: For those of us who complained about how long this took [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(23,288 posts)42. Prosecutors can't win cases without evidence, regardless of how quickly or slowly it's obtained
Garlands team gathered the initial, essential evidence that made the entire case possible, and Smith took it, along with the rest of his teams evidence, to the grand jury and got indictments.
Without the incomplete compliance with the May 2022 subpoena, establishing knowledge and intent to retain documents and obstruct Justice, and the August 2022 search warrant seizing the retained documents, there would be no indictments.
I just dont see what your point is in focusing on the difference in the speed and number of actions taken by Garland versus Smith, when the most important thing is the summation of all their actions resulted in getting indictments.
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If you complained about the time it took AND you have prosecutorial experience, I'll listen.
brooklynite
Jun 2023
#6
Did Garland not have the full force of the DOJ expertise and resources for those 2 years?
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#26
He absolutelu did. He also had the full scope of responsibilities running DOJ.
Beastly Boy
Jun 2023
#34
So we agree that the cases against Trump did not move forward as quickly as they could have
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#36
LOL, Don't be sad, I'm sure everyone will think up something new to complain about!
FSogol
Jun 2023
#9
Ancianita has put together an excellent post on activities in the investigations.
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#28
Without the actions of Garland's team (who became the bulk of Smith's team)
Fiendish Thingy
Jun 2023
#33
Yes. Ancianita's post shows Garland did do a few things in the 2 years before Smith was hired.
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#35
Yes. After MANY months of prompting, Garland did subpoena the documents and move
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#38
Prosecutors can't win cases without evidence, regardless of how quickly or slowly it's obtained
Fiendish Thingy
Jun 2023
#42
The truth of the matter is that the documents case took a year, incident to indictment.
Chainfire
Jun 2023
#46