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In reply to the discussion: Doug Jones Is Leading Contender for Attorney General [View all]BannonsLiver
(16,342 posts)46. You could pick Perry Mason and there's not likely to be many, if any prosecutions.
Hes going to issue dozens of pardons before he leaves. No stone will be left unturned. I assume you are acquainted with the power of a presidential pardon?
Any prosecution of Trump will come at the state level. Thats how it was always going to be.
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Sally Yates is the best choice. She already knows DOJ, what it was, and what has been done to it.
SharonAnn
Dec 2020
#71
Agreed on all points. That would make her confirmation all the sweeter, though!! NT
MANative
Dec 2020
#21
Mitch might talk his little f*cklings into voting against each Cabinet pick.
CaptYossarian
Dec 2020
#64
Dem senators from states that wouldn't guarentee a Dem replacement should be a no go
JT45242
Dec 2020
#4
Jones likes to play nice and compromise. He's not going after anyone of substance
Rice4VP
Dec 2020
#53
Yates seems to have the most experience with going after political corruption and white collar crime
TheRealNorth
Dec 2020
#22
well you can go to federal prison and ask the 16th street bombers how easy going he was
dsc
Dec 2020
#40
You could pick Perry Mason and there's not likely to be many, if any prosecutions.
BannonsLiver
Dec 2020
#46
Tony Wesr? Kampala's BIL https://thecrimereport.org/2020/12/08/tony-west-kamala-harris-brother-in-la
Dream Girl
Dec 2020
#31
I guess locking up KKK murderers doesn't carry the same currency it once did.
BannonsLiver
Dec 2020
#70
Sally Yates has more federal experience than Doug Jones. AND she knows where the skeletons are.
ancianita
Dec 2020
#60
How would she get around the federal pardons for Trump, and the rest of the cabal?
BannonsLiver
Dec 2020
#68