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In reply to the discussion: Garland's Decisions For 2 Investigations [View all]rubbersole
(11,223 posts)26. Pardons are going to be like candy falling from a piata. 🪅.*
Russian assets will be at the top of the list. The rule of law is only going to be used for retribution. Pam Bondi will make Garland (weak pos) look like Atilla the Hun to actual criminals in government.
*Spell check won't let me type piñata.
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Of course. They're doing secret things behind the scenes and it's not a Law & Order episode.
Scrivener7
Dec 2024
#58
So it is only for the people who disagree with you. Somehow, that doesn't surprise me at all.
Scrivener7
Dec 2024
#60
Are you talking about DOJ's non-public actions during the early part of the investigation?
Fiendish Thingy
Dec 2024
#62
Walk me through how Garland, or any AG of your choosing, could have circumvented the courts' obstruction
Fiendish Thingy
Dec 2024
#70
If you've been here since 2003, surely you've seen the pushback on gab's Garland bashing
Fiendish Thingy
Dec 2024
#14
Fact. We are now on the road to a fascist dictatorship. Fact. The actual criminals now have full power and have
hadEnuf
Dec 2024
#45
Sorry, Garland concentrated on putting away a few small fish while trying not to look "political" to the big fish.
hadEnuf
Dec 2024
#61
Too bad you weren't around to advise the civil rights leaders when they called out injustices in the 50's and 60's.
58Sunliner
Dec 2024
#49
If Biden felt it was such a mistake to pick Garland, why didn't he fire him a couple of years ago?
TheRickles
Dec 2024
#17
Because it would have looked awful with a pending investigation against Hunter.
SunSeeker
Dec 2024
#21
If you think about that question in terms of political reality, you'll have your answer
Orrex
Dec 2024
#71
He could have urged Garland to retire in order to spend more time with him family.....
TheRickles
Dec 2024
#73
I was a Garland supporter for the first year or two. What a major, total disappointment he is, even derelict.
MLAA
Dec 2024
#29