January 6 was over four years ago. Having FOUR YEARS to beat a clock is absurd. The system failed. The notion that the wheels of justice turn slowly is an overstatement. The wheels froze and he skated.
He was advised by many, even media pundits, to appoint "several" special counsels as early as March 12th 2021 and he refused. IMO Garland became AG because he agreed with BIDEN that Trump was not to be touched for fear of violence. Delay, the plan from the beginning! It can't be explained otherwise!
I agree, Jack Smith faced impossible roadblocks. But it’s not just Jack Smith, but the entire DOJ that faced this. Ultimately, simply, because of SCOTUS. But why doesn’t the entire DOJ, led by AG Garland get that benefit of this?
This is not on Merrick Garland's head! The Constitution Article II § 3 gives responsibility to see that Federal Law is enforced to the President, no one else. It's called the "Take Care" clause. Trump's lawlessness was in the media everyday! Garland served at the President's pleasure for 4 years!
So in America if you have all the time in the world and the money from moron supporters to spend on lawyers, you can commit crimes and get away with it.
Let me put it this way: If I were 20 years old and selecting a career, I would have attended Trump University and studied "Bank Robbery" and registered as a Republican.
He encountered what few professional counsel, judges or prosecutors want to identify publicly: Corrupt Republican "justices" on the Court and an odiously corrupt Republican judge in Florida. Folks castigate Merrick Garland for going slow on prosecutions while not calling these judges what they are.
If someone can attempt an insurrection after losing an election, and then delay the investigation/trial long enough to get elected again so the charges are dropped, there are 2 major problems:
When the US Supreme Court and Congress put one man above all else, and actively seek to destroy any opposition .... the Democrat's shiny, happy 1976 election playbook is not going to cut it. #trump #biden
Jack Smith's defense of Merrick Garland deserves our attention. While the AG is far from blameless for the long-delayed investigation, some of us should be flagged for piling on.
We should ALL look to the real cause of Trumps escape from accountability, JOE BIDEN! The President is given total responsibility for the enforcement of Federal Law by the very Constitution that he swore to protect and defend. Garland served at the pleasure of the President for 4 long damned years!
So what's the solution? I know a lot of it was the amount is time given to respond to appeals, the number of appeals, the number of times a new request to dismiss, on and on. It shows your have enough money, you can delay ad infinitum. There have to be limits.
We can hope soon 2B FOTUS (Felon of the US) does not live the 4 years. Harrison died of pneumonia after giving a long winded speech. & Polar Vortex 🥶in DC this weekend. One can only dream 🙏🏾. Sadly it appears the Melon Felon made a deal with his maker 👿 & we’ll have to endure 4 miserable years.
My point right here, at end of day. AG Garland had no more power than Smith, regarding this issue. While smith gets a atta boy, good try, pat on the back. AG Garland gets criticized
The special prosecutor or special counsel, however you want to say it. Has the power of, the authority of the U.S AG…with that being said, if Smith faced impossible roadblocks, who else would have faced them?
Merrick Garland was directed by Joe Biden from the very start! All Merrick Garland did was piss on Law and Order, which I believe is a moral insult to his oath!
No Lisa, it's on Joe Biden, no one else. You may reference what is known as the "Take Care Clause" Article II § 3 of the Constitution. BIDEN is an attorney. It was all over the media. He knew law had been and was being violated yet for 4 years allowed it. Garland served at the Presidents pleasure!
I half agree with you. He should never have appointed him. Once he did, he stayed out of doj cases, as Presidents are supposed to do. He'll be the last president to do so.
Lisa, how can a President be responsible for enforcement of Federal Law, ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION, yet stay out of DOJ business, cases yes, business NO! You had insurrection and obstruction on TV every night. How could Biden not know that Garland wasn't enforcing Federal Law! Plus he's an atty!
Running out the clock only works if he's elected. he somehow got elected. That shouldn't be read as a knock on the system necessarily. Merrick Garland's delays however are inexcusable.
Of course, but if Trump had been arrested/indicted on January 21 2021 for his crimes resulting in the attack on the Capitol, even our courts couldn't have put it off for 4 years.
Compare it to a BM, you can put it off a bit but when you gotta go, you gotta go!
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1) the electorate is embarrassingly stupid
2) the Justice system is broken
Compare it to a BM, you can put it off a bit but when you gotta go, you gotta go!