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In reply to the discussion: Was Merrick Garland's Approach Correct All Along? [View all]BumRushDaShow
(169,375 posts)99. You seemed to have ignored my bottom line - the last paragraph
I'll post it again -
You are seeing what kind of prep work and dogged battles in the courts needed to be done to finally get to the "organizers" higher up in the food chain. I.e., that is the level that has the legal and financial resources that the lower level offenders don't have, and they use their leverage to challenge every action and appeal every charge.
You also seemed to have forgotten that right now, the #1 "organizer" (when you ONLY look at the federal criminal charges and not even count the civil/NY state ones) has now been been indicted for 44 federal charges. To get there, they needed to "catch" the very lowest levels ( "the help" ) and battle through dozens of court hearings to get testimony of the higher levels like Meadows, and all the way to the-then "2nd in command" (the VP) to obtain those charges.
People will whine about "delay delay delay" but every damn story that gets posted is describing WHO is doing the "delay" - it's the perps and they are doing it IN THE COURTS. Claims of "Executive Privilege". Claims of "First Amendment Rights". Claims of "Attorney-Client Privilege" and on and on that must be litigated, then litigated again upon appeal.
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Also, under TFG (and AG Jeff Sessions) numerous divisions of DOJ were ignored (Civil Rights)
Rhiannon12866
Aug 2023
#48
I've given little to no thought of Garland especially since Jack Smith came on the scene. Garland is
SheilaAnn
Aug 2023
#2
Obama thought Garland would be conservative enough that Repugs wouldn't block him.
BWdem4life
Aug 2023
#112
I know everyone wished this would happen sooner, but in reality, it couldn't ...
ificandream
Aug 2023
#5
I believe Cannon will be steamrolled by the upper courts if she presents as a bubble in the asphalt.
erronis
Aug 2023
#9
No. How long did it take for Garland to name Smith? And how long did it take
dem4decades
Aug 2023
#10
So, if Trump didn't announce Garland would have done nothing? Two days after Trump declared
dem4decades
Aug 2023
#75
I'm pretty sure Biden didn't want anything to happen until after the Midterms
FakeNoose
Aug 2023
#52
I don't understand where all this hostility towards Garland is coming from
Beastly Boy
Aug 2023
#101
Refusing to accept being wrong. Part of black or white, good or bad, us vs them thinking.
betsuni
Aug 2023
#135
By your own admission, the extent of your observations leaves much to be desired.
Beastly Boy
Aug 2023
#51
I don't get you, but that's OK. I don't usually express my firm absolute 100% beliefs out of boredom
Beastly Boy
Aug 2023
#86
Memories ... once upon a time, Trump and Republicans liked Merrick Garland.
ificandream
Aug 2023
#23
Of course it was. There is just a loud contingent of whiners who live solely to whine.
tritsofme
Aug 2023
#27
There is a loud contingent who is incapable of disagreeing without name-calling
Scrivener7
Aug 2023
#47
My question was what role does Garland play in Trump winning or losing the '24 election
Beastly Boy
Aug 2023
#72
No it has not been delayed.DOJ didn't fail to investigate Trump. It's a fairy tale debunked long ago
Beastly Boy
Aug 2023
#79
I've never had a real problem with Garland. His careful approach was needed.
LymphocyteLover
Aug 2023
#36
You bet it was. He had a DoJ packed with TFG plants, and he got the investigations going.
marble falls
Aug 2023
#37
Are you under the impression that due process of law is no reason for not jumping the gun?
Beastly Boy
Aug 2023
#106
Jacob Chancley (the QAnon Shaman) was arrested on 1/9/21. Indicted on 1/11/21.
Beastly Boy
Aug 2023
#109
We can't rewrite history. We can't know everything that was happening behind the scenes.
Mr. Ected
Aug 2023
#107