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GreenWave

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4. Garland delayed in prosecuting Trump after GOP tried to delay his nomination for a huge loss of time.
Fri May 15, 2026, 09:57 AM
5 hrs ago

He got little traction climbing that ladder of corruption because the true villains had ample time to delay.

And national security, such as theft of secrets, should not tolerate the SCROTUS or Loose Cannon kicking that can way down the road.

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who else is attacking Trump's prosecutors, and the man who convicted the rioters Trump pardoned, released bigtree 6 hrs ago #1
Where are Merrick Garland and Lisa Monaco Today? gab13by13 6 hrs ago #2
Garland delayed in prosecuting Trump after GOP tried to delay his nomination for a huge loss of time. GreenWave 5 hrs ago #4
Money, Power, Fascism -- The Octopus Kid Berwyn 6 hrs ago #3
and the Supreme Court who not only enabled Trump back into office bigtree 5 hrs ago #7
Garland did not stop the traitor nor his conspiracy. Kid Berwyn 4 hrs ago #20
charges were brought some 17 months before the election bigtree 4 hrs ago #22
In truth, it goes back to Dealey Plaza on 22 November 1963. Kid Berwyn 3 hrs ago #24
Garland fell short for whatever reason and on that basis given the ramifications, was a colossal failure. Defending him KPN 2 hrs ago #29
no, the courts fell short, then the American people followed bigtree 1 hr ago #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Joinfortmill 14 min ago #40
counterpunch was basically a Russian tool during the 2016 election bigtree 5 hrs ago #12
CounterPunch sucks most when they publish an article I don't agree with. Kid Berwyn 4 hrs ago #21
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is doing her courageous part with the Epstein horrors on her substack. Bumbles 5 hrs ago #5
If Merrick Garland is really "one of them" then why wasn't he approved for SCOTUS? FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #6
As Is Your Prerogative. But Don't Think You KNOW Garland...... ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #9
most people who pretend he's some double agent don't know anything about the actual prosecution bigtree 5 hrs ago #11
What became of those prosecutions? CivicGrief 2 hrs ago #30
instead of just being trifled with this bigtree 1 hr ago #35
Garland hate guarantees clicks MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #33
I HAVE SAID MOST OF THIS, EVEN BCCI. AND THEN THE "WOOO! TINHAT!" COMMENTS...... ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #8
This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree 5 hrs ago #10
To people like Thiel, Musk, and their employees manipulating the data to get their and the Powers That Be .. Botany 5 hrs ago #13
I've been saying the same thing for years. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #18
May I suggest lonely bird 5 hrs ago #14
So glad that he prioritized avoiding the appearance of a political agenda Orrex 5 hrs ago #15
The Garland Society folks don't like this one bit. BannonsLiver 5 hrs ago #16
Garland society folks are pro prosecution of Trump bigtree 4 hrs ago #17
Bahahaha BannonsLiver 3 hrs ago #25
no doubt the Anti-Trump Prosecution society exists bigtree 51 min ago #37
Epstein class oligarchs irisblue 4 hrs ago #19
😬 Floyd R. Turbo 4 hrs ago #23
Bookmarking for later reading. Epstein-town? CoopersDad 3 hrs ago #26
Maybe that's why it always seems like 1 step forward 2 steps back bucolic_frolic 2 hrs ago #27
Well, one thing cannot be denied, Garland was an Obama SCOTUS choice. Joinfortmill 2 hrs ago #28
True. My understanding was he selected Garland as someone the R Senate would surely approve -- part of his "team of KPN 2 hrs ago #31
Great post/thread Botany, even if in small or even large part it is theory. Theory is what leads to finding facts and KPN 2 hrs ago #32
All I know is, Trump never talks about Garland nor does he seek revenge against him thebigidea 1 hr ago #34
you have to be kidding bigtree 44 min ago #38
Is "Thiswillhold" the QAnon of the left? chowder66 23 min ago #39
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