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In reply to the discussion: Jack Smith preparing legal kill shot for Aileen Cannon in Trump documents case, experts say [View all]jaxexpat
(7,794 posts)In any case, he has not had the best setup to prosecute TFG that could be had. Most of that is on Republicans who have made this judicial process into a political spectacle. To some extent, the DOJ has fallen into step with this effort by Republicans. This is mostly because they're both, defense and prosecution, following the same legal code and procedures.
What is not happening is the conviction, in court, of TFG for real crimes against the government and society at large. That conviction, if it comes at all, will be in January 2025 when Joe Biden resumes the presidency and Trump is out in the cold to face a few more years of notoriety as his cases slowwalk through the system.
Yep, it looks like 4 years is just not long enough for the DOJ to do a pretty simple, open and shut mission. From this observer's POV, there must have been some pretty hefty pro-Trump influence in the DOJ from the beginning. Let's say, November, Biden wins and yea America. There's still a treasonous bastard roaming around with who-knows-how-much valuable national security info who wouldn't hesitate to extort the executive into whatever conditions he deems suitable to keep his ass out of prison. There is no legal way to stop him.