How would you react if on the morning of January 6th 2022, Merrick Garland announced

[StarfishSaver]

criminal indictments against several persons, including Donald J. Trump, for conspiracy, obstruction of justice, fraud, tax evasion, bribery, among other charges, as part of a massive RICO prosecution?

[Loge23]

1. Relief.

Surprise, but relief.

[pnwest]

2. Precisely this.

[lagomorph777]

21. Yes. Surprised and relieved.

[Dream Girl]

3. Nowhere he would never do anything that cheesy.

This guy is so careful and cautious, he would never do anything that could be construed as political.

[StarfishSaver]

4. I didn't ask whether you thought he would

I asked what your reaction would be if he did.

FYI, it is standard practice for the attorney general to make the announcement himself when a large and important case is filed

[Dream Girl]

8. I would literally jump up and down and shout with joy!

[StarfishSaver]

31. So would I!

[Ocelot II]

5. Delighted, but I won't pop open the champagne until TFG is convicted of something.

I doubt we'll see the kind of perp walk where the defendant is escorted into the courthouse covering his face with his coat, but that would make my day, too.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

6. I would fall on the floor in utter astonishment

Until that happened, I'd give you 25-1 odds against IQ45 ever being indicted by DoJ for anything, ever.

[LeftInTX]

14. Agree

[Scrivener7]

26. Yup.

[Budi]

7. I believe it would take a full year to meticulously assemble every piece of data,

...to bring a case of this size & scope.

That's AFTER a full housecleaning & finding of all the blocks & bombs place in the DOJ by Barr before he exited the door.

I would be in tears. Thankful & applauding

[TexasTowelie]

9. Why wait?

If Garland believes that he has an airtight case, then I would be elated if it happened this afternoon.

[StarfishSaver]

33. That wasn't my question

[TexasTowelie]

38. I would be elated if happened sooner,

but I will still be elated if I have to wait.

[StarfishSaver]

39. Gotcha.

Thanks for responding.

[Voltaire2]

10. I would wonder why it took a fucking year to do this.

[StarfishSaver]

37. That would be your only reaction?

[Sneederbunk]

11. Is there more than one Merrick Garland?

[brooklynite]

12. The same as I would on any other date?

Is there something significant about this one?

[LeftInTX]

13. Jump up and down with joy and grab some popcorn!

[MiHale]

15. I'd have to digest that news very slowly and carefully...

Wouldn’t want to stress out my fragile heart! Here’s s hoping the delta explosion is in control by then because if the unvaccinated are still scurrying about like the rats on the Santa Maria the ICU’s may still be overrun by the vermin saving no room for the unintentionally sick.

[Paladin]

16. I'd faint in utter surprise.

When I came to, I'd go buy a really good bottle of scotch. A celebration would be in order.

[StarfishSaver]

35. Why would you be surprised?

[relayerbob]

17. I'd feel better if he did it today

[StarfishSaver]

36. That wasn't the question

[Marthe48]

18. I wish it'd be a reminer how he acted 9-18-21

n/t

[lame54]

19. The Onion or Borowitz

[malaise]

20. I'd prefer it for my Christmas present

but it would be a hell of an Epiphany

[Sogo]

29. You win the thread.

[malaise]

43. LOL - it wrote itself

[LeftInTX]

40. OMG! I just remembered that I was gonna make a generic Epiphany post that day

I'm Armenian and we call it "Armenian Christmas"...So I was gonna make this nice Armenian Christmas/Epiphany Facebook post later in the day.

Well to hell with that........I completely forgot!

[malaise]

42. Do it anyway

I actually have a Jamaican colleague who researched Armenian history. This is one small planet

[Ocelot II]

22. Why is it taking so long????????

Well, how about an example with which most of us are at least somewhat familiar? The trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd took almost a year to prepare and two weeks to try after several weeks of jury selection, and his appeal plus the trials of his co-defendants as well as his federal trial on civil rights charges are still pending. In Chauvin's original case the actual act had been recorded, so there was no factual question as to what happened, and there were multiple witnesses, all of whom were quickly identified and interviewed. There were no complex paper trails to follow, no issues of executive or attorney-client privilege, only three statutory charges (one of which will probably be thrown out on appeal on account of the recent decision in the Mohammed Noor case), and no investigations by multiple overlapping agencies. But this relatively simple case, fraught as it was with social and racial issues, isn't over yet and won't be for several years. The legal system moves slowly. It always does.

[stillcool]

23. What country would I be in?

[CrispyQ]

24. I'd say, "Maybe that's why we haven't seen Andrew Weissmann on any of the MSNBC shows for awhile."

~crosses fingers

[Grasswire2]

27. ++ nt

[rickyhall]

25. I've never done a happy dance but I can improvise.

[GopherGal]

28. Hmmm. That's a tough one.

To shower before or after getting the Bellini/Champagne/Mimosa?

I guess after, especially if I don't have to leave the house due to still having some in stock after New Year's.

Looks like that's a Thursday. So depending upon the time of the announcement I might already be at work. Don't think my company offers "Schadenfreude Days".

[EYESORE 9001]

30. Handsprings, cartwheels, and backflips

Followed by a trip to the ER, but it’d be so worth it.

[PufPuf23]

32. About time, elated, and surprised.

Be interested in just how deep the criminal indictments go, meaning how far and wide the food chain of those involved.

Being nearly 70, I have the impression that in general pols are seldom prosecuted or punished for misconduct.

[mcar]

34. I'd be glad the system worked

and a thorough investigation had been conducted.