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In reply to the discussion: My son is accused of a felony [View all]onenote
(46,324 posts)36. Are you familiar with 28 CFR Part 600.7(b )?
"The Special Counsel shall not be subject to the day-to-day supervision of any official of the Department. However, the Attorney General may request that the Special Counsel provide an explanation for any investigative or prosecutorial step, and may after review conclude that the action is so inappropriate or unwarranted under established Departmental practices that it should not be pursued. In conducting that review, the Attorney General will give great weight to the views of the Special Counsel. If the Attorney General concludes that a proposed action by a Special Counsel should not be pursued, the Attorney General shall notify Congress as specified in § 600.9(a)(3).
The decision to release Trump on his own recognizance was made by a Magistrate Judge, which is who is empowered to make such decisions. Applying the standards of the Bail Reform Act, there is no way Trump was going to be jailed pending trial. None. Nada. Zero. And that is why there was no objection from Smith, not because Garland stepped in and told him not to object.
The decision to release Trump on his own recognizance was made by a Magistrate Judge, which is who is empowered to make such decisions. Applying the standards of the Bail Reform Act, there is no way Trump was going to be jailed pending trial. None. Nada. Zero. And that is why there was no objection from Smith, not because Garland stepped in and told him not to object.
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Trump has shown us exactly how corrupt and unfair our court system is in reality.
Irish_Dem
Mar 2024
#29
About 75% of the criminal justice system is bloated shit. It is a jobs program for the employees of the system.
SoFlaBro
Mar 2024
#12
Has your son tried to vote? Merely being accused of a felony shouldn't prevent you from voting.
catbyte
Mar 2024
#14
Whats even worse is if you are eventually found innocent the fact you were arrested stays on your record n/t
Cheezoholic
Mar 2024
#23
After my Father died, my brother (banker) gave my Mom refinancing on her mortgage which
Demsrule86
Mar 2024
#26