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In reply to the discussion: In the face of clear evidence of a coup, why in the world are we not indicting 45 and accomplices? [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)So much depends on so many different factors that we just can't know.
For example, by all accounts, a grand jury has been convened in DC and is likely hearing evidence. But we don't know what or how many charges the US Attorney is presenting evidence on, who the targets are, what witnesses have testified and will testify, who is cooperating, etc.
I do think that the first indictments will probably disappoint a lot of people because they probably won't be the big players - Trump, Giuliani, etc. They'll very likely be mid-level people who are being squeezed in order to get to the top guys - and if it happens that way, some folks will jump to the conclusion that Trump is escaping justice.
I also know that Garland, the US Attorneys and their team know to the minute what statutes of limitations they are dealing with and know exactly what evidence they are working with, what additional evidence they need, and how they need to proceed to put together the case(s). So while I haven't the first clue when any indictments will be handed down by the grand jury, I do know that whatever the prosecutors are doing, they are doing it based on everything they need to know - most of which we don't know at all from where we sit.