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47. IMO Garland never rose to the moment, never seemed to grasp that the J6 coup attempt was the most severe threat...
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 10:46 PM
Mar 2024
to our democracy since the Civil War...I repeat, the Civil War. He was late investigating the J6 planners, including of course, trump. We all saw it on TV, what trump did, and didn't do, yet more than 3 years later, he's yet to be tried.

After the second impeachment and the turn over of power to the Biden admin, Speaker Emerita Pelosi's House Select Committee begin hearings in late July, 2021, but Garland's DOJ had way more resources and man/woman power to investigate the trump cabal before the hearings even started, but they waited for the Committee's report...months of time lost.

They did go after the small fry insurrectionists who invaded the Capitol, but the main planners have yet to be tried and lawyers have out maneuvered our justice system, with a complicit judge in one case, SCOTUS also curiously added a long delay by agreeing to hear trump's absurd immunity case...more weeks of delay, and lately a seemly complicit SDNY with it's huge, last minute document dump into the Manhattan DA's case, thus another trial delay.

Also, Garland appointed SC Smith a year too late which has resulted in where we are now, up against a coming election and still no trial/s.

But matter of fact, he didn't have to appoint a special counsel at all, late as it was. He could've taken charge himself early in the Biden admin, made going after the coup planners top priority and supervised the DOJ itself in investigating and prosecuting the coup planners.

Like I said, IMO he didn't rise to the occasion, just ill-suited for that job.

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I agree with her...Trump will never spend a moment in prison or jail, elocs Mar 2024 #1
Or maybe Rebl2 Mar 2024 #9
My mail carrier doesn't want Trump to stroke out and die, elocs Mar 2024 #16
Yes, I know someone that this happened to ms liberty Mar 2024 #25
Sounds like a Rebl2 Mar 2024 #30
Perfect for TSF though. I imagine his carers would not be nice and he'd never see ms liberty Mar 2024 #32
F'n HELL NO. I do not want him to be a martyr, I do not want to continue niyad Mar 2024 #33
Agree Deuxcents Mar 2024 #41
Ummm...a martyr dies for their cause. So you would want Trump to die elocs Mar 2024 #63
"...but to stroke out and be paralyzed and not be able to speak..." Wednesdays Mar 2024 #34
Agree wholeheartedly johne8408 Mar 2024 #36
Your 1st post at DU. Well I'm flattered you made it in response to my comment. elocs Mar 2024 #40
Welcome to our DU family. niyad Mar 2024 #45
Welcome to DU KS Toronado Mar 2024 #52
Or maybe just mentally crack... Septua Mar 2024 #46
She didn't go that far but the courts are not going to save you - have to do it yourselves. Bev54 Mar 2024 #10
I for one.... nickster48 Mar 2024 #19
And support Kamala just as much. erronis Mar 2024 #12
She's spectacular. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Mar 2024 #20
I agree. Magoo48 Mar 2024 #61
Again! Like a rapist he forces himself on us against our will Walleye Mar 2024 #2
Huh TexasDem69 Mar 2024 #43
He was rejected decisively by the people of the United States, he won't take no for an answer Walleye Mar 2024 #56
and seriously, hasn't that been his MO all his life? No accountability whatsoever. a kennedy Mar 2024 #3
It always been up to us. LakeArenal Mar 2024 #4
Well, generally about one third don't vote. markodochartaigh Mar 2024 #31
Don't boo, vote! BHO mobeau69 Mar 2024 #42
Okay then, Blue Wave it will be! 🌊 !!! Think. Again. Mar 2024 #5
I think we get New York. Demsrule86 Mar 2024 #6
This was exactly the problem with Garland's continual delays iemanja Mar 2024 #7
InsistED? They're still doing it!! Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #28
What precisely did Garland do wrong? TexasDem69 Mar 2024 #44
IMO Garland never rose to the moment, never seemed to grasp that the J6 coup attempt was the most severe threat... brush Mar 2024 #47
THIS RIGHT HERE!! 👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 uponit7771 Mar 2024 #54
Couldn't agree with you more. (nt) Paladin Mar 2024 #62
He took forever to investigate iemanja Mar 2024 #48
He didn't consult with all the DU experts n/t luv2fly Mar 2024 #53
Don't need to be an expert to see Garland didn't go after TFG as if TFG were black uponit7771 Mar 2024 #55
Succinct and true. Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #57
The much copied and vaunted lengthy post that has been shared umpteen times here by Garland fans Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #58
She's probably right, however, consider this Metaphorical Mar 2024 #8
If there is no serious penalty, another trump-like character will come next. erronis Mar 2024 #13
Other sociopaths will be emboldened if Trump gets away with his crimes. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #27
Any student of history will know your statement is a fact. January 6 was the Putsch. The real war is yet to come if Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #59
The American voters are the jury Pototan Mar 2024 #11
Keep hope alive... surfered Mar 2024 #14
Bragg's case will probably go before the election BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #15
10 days... Wednesdays Mar 2024 #35
And, yet, people keep claiming that he's not being held accountable for anything. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #39
Vote. With any luck Satan will call him home before the election. Joinfortmill Mar 2024 #17
When he shows up at the gates of hell Xavier Breath Mar 2024 #37
Delay DownriverDem Mar 2024 #18
mccain's former campaign manager who picked Sarah Palin says what? bigtree Mar 2024 #21
Maybe Trump's now a Wallace fan DoBW Mar 2024 #22
We have to be our own heroes. Elessar Zappa Mar 2024 #23
If only AG Garland had done his job from day one in regarding to trump. mysteryowl Mar 2024 #24
Facing realty is a good step. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #26
Sorry to say, but I believe her to be correct. republianmushroom Mar 2024 #29
Too many rightwing justices to allow the delays. ananda Mar 2024 #38
A person throwing in the towel won't be voting Kaleva Mar 2024 #49
corruption has won the day ZonkerHarris Mar 2024 #50
It always was up to the voters JohnSJ Mar 2024 #51
Voters won't hold Trump "accountable" - best we can do is not put him in charge of the country again. RandomNumbers Mar 2024 #60
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