General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Was Merrick Garland's Approach Correct All Along? [View all]Beastly Boy
(13,283 posts)First, I doubt that Schiff brought up the "sitting on his hands" trope. That's the stuff of right wing echo chamber.
Second, was Schiff bashing Garland before or after DOJ began its investigation into Trump? Your answer will determine whether I should take Schiff's (and your) talking points seriously.
In March 2022, WP reported that "In the past two months, a federal grand jury in Washington has issued subpoena requests to some officials in former president Donald Trumps orbit who assisted in planning, funding and executing the Jan. 6 rally", eaning the subpoenas went out as early as January 2022. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/30/jan-6-fbi-subpoena-justice/)In April 2022, "Sources confirm to Reuters that the U.S. Justice Department was investigating Trump's removal of official presidential records from the White House." (https://www.voanews.com/a/timeline-of-the-trump-documents-inquiry-/6734453.html). In July 2022 DOJ was already investigating Trump himself (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/30/jan-6-fbi-subpoena-justice/)
So if not Schiff, who exactly pressured Garland to go after the "big fish" by March of last year and in what ways?