Merrick Garland waited over 2 years into Biden’s term to even begin preparations to prosecute, ensuring Trump had ample time to delay until after the election. This was very weak cover to give the Dems the appearance of doing something, while accomplishing absolutely nothing.
The investigation started in Jan '22, exactly one year into Biden’s term. I agree that Merrick Garland’s relentless pursuit of propriety felt incredibly frustrating, but he clearly did everything by the book on realistic timelines given the magnitude of the case. Trump would’ve gone to court on the Jan 6th charges prior to the election if it hadn’t been for the presidential immunity case that first caused the trial to be postponed by the district judge in Feb '24, and then after the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are basically kings while on the job, the prosecution’s entire case had to be revised in that context.
We also need to remember Eileen Cannon’s roll in allowing Trump to sell state secrets from his golf resort bathroom. That’s treason too, and allowing a judge appointed by the defendant to oversee that case is asinine.
all the “by the book” bullshit is there for cover. I felt the same way, like it needed to be done right, because the system would hold. it’s very, plainy obvious to me now, especially 6 months in and seeing them fight harder against a winning candidate in their own party, than they do the criminal authoritaran, that it’s all part of the same machine.
We think it’s a political war, it’s really a class one.
He had two investigations running simultaneously, the classified document case in the Southern District of Florida and the January 6th case in DC. In the latter case, the DOJ indicted Trump on:
Conspiracy to defraud the United States
Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
Obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding
Wasn’t this case in process when he was elected? Jack Smith was the prosecutor. My point is they absolutely pursued the evidence in criminal court
Merrick Garland waited over 2 years into Biden’s term to even begin preparations to prosecute, ensuring Trump had ample time to delay until after the election. This was very weak cover to give the Dems the appearance of doing something, while accomplishing absolutely nothing.
The investigation started in Jan '22, exactly one year into Biden’s term. I agree that Merrick Garland’s relentless pursuit of propriety felt incredibly frustrating, but he clearly did everything by the book on realistic timelines given the magnitude of the case. Trump would’ve gone to court on the Jan 6th charges prior to the election if it hadn’t been for the presidential immunity case that first caused the trial to be postponed by the district judge in Feb '24, and then after the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are basically kings while on the job, the prosecution’s entire case had to be revised in that context.
We also need to remember Eileen Cannon’s roll in allowing Trump to sell state secrets from his golf resort bathroom. That’s treason too, and allowing a judge appointed by the defendant to oversee that case is asinine.
all the “by the book” bullshit is there for cover. I felt the same way, like it needed to be done right, because the system would hold. it’s very, plainy obvious to me now, especially 6 months in and seeing them fight harder against a winning candidate in their own party, than they do the criminal authoritaran, that it’s all part of the same machine.
We think it’s a political war, it’s really a class one.
Thry had four years and did nothing.
Jack Smith’s case was Trump retaining classified documents, not elections.
He had two investigations running simultaneously, the classified document case in the Southern District of Florida and the January 6th case in DC. In the latter case, the DOJ indicted Trump on:
Trump prosecution for election obstruction