I’m willing to bet good money that if Garland releases Volume I of the Smith report, that people will still blame him instead of blaming SCOTUS. Just a guess. - ThreadSky

muellershewrote.bsky.social • 48 days ago

I’m willing to bet good money that if Garland releases Volume I of the Smith report, that people will still blame him instead of blaming SCOTUS.

Just a guess.

Comments

ron9193.bsky.social•47 days ago

So you’re saying that had he appointed a special council much earlier it wouldn’t have made a difference

tgreywolfe1.bsky.social•47 days ago

I disagree.

Garland should have put Smith on this case the moment after he was sworn in.

The J6 committee and the public had to shame him into taking action, and by then, it was too late.

He knew how slow the US justice system works (especially for the rich)... and he did nothing.

No absolution.

doggielover.bsky.social•47 days ago

Garland released Volume 1. GARLAND IS to blame! If Garland had done his job and done it timely WE WOULD NOT BE HERE! Trump would be in prison! So should his coconspirators! There is NOTHING that suggests otherwise! The only other person who has some blame is BIDEN! who should’ve FIRED GARLAND! 🤦‍♀️

aboveon1y.bsky.social•47 days ago

Exactly! 💯

katbuns.bsky.social•48 days ago

I feel like we, the electorate, let Merrick Garland down, not the other way around. He had to prosecute the largest criminal enterprise in the US. Period. (The Civil War didn’t have social media.)

parkerdw.bsky.social•48 days ago

???

So did the J6 select committee, but without subpoena power without going nuclear with inherent contempt.

DA Willis, before she was dragged all over the internet and cable news.

katbuns.bsky.social•48 days ago

I’m talking about the 90 million eligible voters people who didn’t vote. I count them as we, the electorate.

katbuns.bsky.social•48 days ago

You know it.

thinkscritically.bsky.social•47 days ago

He is TERRIBLE! Just like a fish—no brains or balls at all.

ghunter33.bsky.social•47 days ago

Bingo

serenitycalls.bsky.social•47 days ago

We actually need Vol II!

andreagill5.bsky.social•48 days ago

Nothing will change

nctowncrier.bsky.social•48 days ago

There a reason Garland held out. We may never know but I can't help but believe there was a good reason.

11b4xh2spsgi.bsky.social•47 days ago

Those are not people... those are nazi maga cultists not accepting facts.. they will blame their own children over Trump, or his corrupt AG, or judges

travelingbruce.bsky.social•48 days ago

Merrick Garland prosecuted 1,500 working class people who were incited by Trump. But he dragged his feet on prosecuting Trump.
There's no excuse.
Merrick Garland failed.

toneylady.bsky.social•48 days ago

Based on the comments sections in both the WaPost and The NY Times, you’re not wrong. (No, I haven’t dropped my subscriptions yet. Yes, I’m conflicted about it. But I’m following the advice of @heathercoxrichardson to support media that has deep enough pockets to survive, but hold them accountable.)

dawnddurante.bsky.social•48 days ago

I keep explaining it. The conspiracies are fun.

spankymccracken.bsky.social•48 days ago

Here it is

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joleneandgrant.bsky.social•48 days ago

thanks!

sailmaven.bsky.social•47 days ago

There’s plenty of blame to go around. Garland was slow to get started and never seemed to appreciate what was on the line. Too concerned with wha he optics were

adamjewell.bsky.social•48 days ago

They won’t blame anyone because Fox will not mention or link to it, at least not where anyone will see it. If it doesn’t exist on Fox, it doesn’t exist.

rivet-em.bsky.social•47 days ago

I blame Garland, SCOTUS & Cannon. S. Korea and Brazil both moved very quickly to investigate and indict their presidents who attempted insurrection & martial law.

There is no special protection for insurrection for presidents in S. Korea.

Two years was too late a start. We needed a prosecutor.

pbinthelou.bsky.social•47 days ago

Doesn't he have some responsibility for this mess?

justinglenn.bsky.social•48 days ago

There’s plenty of blame for both. And then some.

patriotsnhfan.bsky.social•47 days ago

Local news is barely covering it this morning. National news is leading with the LA fires, Smith’s report is either 2nd or 3rd. Most will watch local news to get the weather.

lbblaura.bsky.social•48 days ago

He can’t get a break.

livingdead70.bsky.social•48 days ago

or they'll say Biden fabricated it to embarass trump on his way in.

lorencethegreat.bsky.social•47 days ago

Yes I suppose. The difference is that I think most people already knew SCOTUS was a write off. No one was disappointed or surprised because no one had any expectations of them. SCOTUS is just a Dump cheerleading squad.

Garland is different. People did have hopes and expectations for him.

lindapal.bsky.social•48 days ago

Enough blame to go around. Cascade of incompetence. To what end? The end of democracy as we know it. This is a 5 alarm fire 🔥

chomskyite.bsky.social•48 days ago

Imagine still going to bat for that coward after everything.

kakarotmaag.bsky.social•48 days ago

Garland is deserving of blame. You can't really be that delusional.

lovewinshateloses.bsky.social•48 days ago

Of course. They listen, believe no one but the extreme republicans. Whom are called extremists for a reason

bluepainted.bsky.social•46 days ago

SCOTUS is stacked, but two things can be true at the same time--and it is an indisputable fact that Merrick Garland did not appoint a special prosecutor until 11/2022. Without THAT delay, SCOTUS wouldn't have been able to delay things long enough to protect him. But that delay occurred. Here we are.

santorinidreaming.bsky.social•47 days ago

A lot of people to share the blame for the end of America. Hell, I still wallow in the miserable reminders of the “random” assignment of Cannon to the docs case. If ANY other judge had the case, the easier to digest info about #treason and stealing our secrets would have come out in time to end it

val-canada.bsky.social•47 days ago

Too right!

simonspeak.bsky.social•48 days ago

12:01. Come on Merrick.

earthopa.bsky.social•47 days ago

The Supreme Court stopped him from charging the recommendations of the Mueller report? I never saw that. Please by all means share this info.

crazyeddie404.bsky.social•47 days ago

Shoulda been the very first thing he did when he got the job, considering the report was already in hand and the investigation had already been done. Instead he slow-walked the entire case until the statute of limitations expired.

Shit is faker than pro-wrestling.

redmischief.bsky.social•47 days ago

Cant it be both? Garland drug his feet and then the Supremes did their thing.

criticalevent.bsky.social•48 days ago

I bet it's going to have more black marker on it than the Mueller report.

muellershewrote.bsky.social•48 days ago

Grand jury material can only be released by a judge. FYI.

criticalevent.bsky.social•48 days ago

Ok?

muellershewrote.bsky.social•48 days ago

So by law, that has to be redacted. But, garland authorized smith to file all the grand jury evidence on the Chutkan docket, which can be releases via FOIA requests from the media. Unless the judge says no.

criticalevent.bsky.social•48 days ago

Ya that's what I'm saying, we are not going to get anything from this tonight that we didn't already know.

catmemesplease.bsky.social•48 days ago

It’s so cute when people say “here we go” and then they say things like “but of course, by law we are required to let the bad guys win”.

Here we go…?

erincon23.bsky.social•48 days ago

I just scrolled thru 90 pages - didn't read a word, just looking for black redactions - didn't see anything. But who knows what's not included.

criticalevent.bsky.social•48 days ago

Ya I didn't think some fossil in congress was going to be up at 1 am and literally crossing lines out. The report doesn't include the evidence.

erincon23.bsky.social•48 days ago

It was worth a quick look though. I assume the report's been finished for a while, and any redaction would have been done last week.

criticalevent.bsky.social•48 days ago

We are never going to get to see that grand jury evidence whether it's because of "on going investigations" or just "fuck you, that's why".

itus.bsky.social•48 days ago

It’s amazing how we went from “Trump has 4 Criminal trials” to “yay! We got 1 of 2 Special Counsel reports released!”

Talk about moving the goalposts.

(No, it’s not *all* on Garland, but…)

rhymenoceros.bsky.social•47 days ago

It took garland 17 months to appoint Jack smith… 17 months.

Why?

michaelmeister.bsky.social•43 days ago

No. The SC wasn’t necessary until Trump announced his candidacy. Garland appointed Smith 3 days after that. The investigation was well underway at that point. All documented in Smith’s report. https://newrepublic.com/article/190248/merrick-garland-trump-prosecution-delays

janetperiod.bsky.social•47 days ago

Garland waiting too long to charge. Plus he doesn’t have the balls to be AG. Maybe he was a good pick for SCOTUS but he was a failure as AG. He should have opened an investigation on Jan 7/21. Period.

michaelmeister.bsky.social•42 days ago

Hard to take you seriously when you don’t know the facts. Garland wasn’t sworn in until March 11,2021 and he did start the investigation immediately. It’s documented in Smith’s report. https://newrepublic.com/article/190248/merrick-garland-trump-prosecution-delays

janetperiod.bsky.social•42 days ago

Still wasn’t fast enough. Either way. He sucked as AG.

michaelmeister.bsky.social•41 days ago

Your opinion is based on misinformation. We have never had a more active or effective DOJ. Do a little research regarding what they accomplished before baseless criticizing.

janetperiod.bsky.social•41 days ago

Really Michael. You do your own research genius. Your opinion is based on Fox News. Suck eggs.

invictusghost.bsky.social•47 days ago

He waited 2 years

gloria6262.bsky.social•48 days ago

Garland too slow and Supreme Court too MAGA

suzai.bsky.social•48 days ago

Both can be at fault

jonathanmlewis.bsky.social•47 days ago

He wasn't aggressive at all.

heatherfrompgh.bsky.social•48 days ago

I do blame Garland for his slow approach.

elanc.bsky.social•47 days ago

How does releasing a f’ing report exonerate Garland from anything? The report accomplishes nothing. It’s no more than an epitaph to Garland’s colossal failure.

elanc.bsky.social•48 days ago

Both are to blame. Garland for sitting on his hands for two years. SCOTUS for running out the clock when Garland gave them the chance.

annieopopoagie.bsky.social•48 days ago

It was NEVER two years.

elanc.bsky.social•48 days ago

Garland was sworn in as AG on 3/11/2021. Trump was indicted for J6 on 8/1/2023. That’s two years and five months. He could have charged Trump for insurrection on his first day in office. He never charged him for insurrection.

annieopopoagie.bsky.social•48 days ago

Jack Smith was appointed in November 2022.

elanc.bsky.social•47 days ago

If a SC was ever needed, he was appointed 18 months too late. I’m not blaming Jack Smith for anything. He did his job. It was Merrick Garland who did far too little far too late.

annieopopoagie.bsky.social•47 days ago

That’s not even what Jack Smith said.

curatednews.bsky.social•47 days ago

I blame both for different reasons. There is plenty of blame to go around

dwains.bsky.social•42 days ago

Who gives a sh*t about blame?

The American people demand accountability.
The American people deserve that justice will be served.

dwains.bsky.social•48 days ago

Garland’s years long procrastination represented an injury.

SCOTUS ruling on immunity represented an insult.

Both played a part in undermining democracy,

who-is-this-is.bsky.social•48 days ago

It takes a village.
Many people pulled levers for him.

dwains.bsky.social•48 days ago

Without a doubt.

megadeth6666.bsky.social•47 days ago

FFS, you need to stop this sycophancy. It is not good for your health. The official Garland whisperer.

bigblueeads.bsky.social•48 days ago

I’m blaming Hunter

marvinthemartian06.bsky.social•48 days ago

He does manage investigations at DOJ, so I would say this may be a consolation prize for his inability to manage a very impactful investigation to the rule of law of the United States. At least, he may release a report of wrongdoing. Good for him?

fingbullshit.bsky.social•47 days ago

There’s enough blame to go around ffs…

ladysportsnut.bsky.social•48 days ago

They BOTH have the majority of the blame. Like 1A and 1B blame…

theeugeneloki.bsky.social•48 days ago

Fools don't change.

lauriegor.bsky.social•48 days ago

If he does release, it’s the very least he can do. I will always respectfully disagree with you on garland. He never met the moment regardless of SCOTUS. I personally will never give him a pass on something this critical to our survival.

ynwaliverpool.bsky.social•48 days ago

Well said. Love it

deonysia61.bsky.social•48 days ago

The MAGATS & GOPs aren’t “people”. They’re FOTUS sheeps.

mrkh320.bsky.social•47 days ago

Past time to start defying the conservative led U.S. Supreme Court. Let John Roberts figure out how to enforce his rulings when law enforcement pays no attention to his cafeteria style reading of the constitution that favors Trump, the rich and himself.

enahchine.bsky.social•48 days ago

Of course Garland is to be blamed. A special prosecutor should have been appointed on Day One.

danwentzel.bsky.social•48 days ago

It isn’t either/or. They can both be to blame.

tsonic45.bsky.social•47 days ago

He's weak, not a good trait for a leader. You need a powerful presence to command authority. Be happy he's not wearing a black robe.

oceanmusic.bsky.social•48 days ago

Ultimately, people wanted justice.

Garland or no, there is only justice for the wealthy.

gobills2024.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thats all Dems have been doing anyway. The Garland bashing is so silly too. Blaming one guy for this mess is stupid and ignorant and it gets us nowhere in our fight against this fascism. What’s done is done at this point and Dems need to move on from this guy.

bluepainted.bsky.social•46 days ago

The entire thing isn't Garland's fault, but neither is he blame free. It's not any unfair or inappropriate "Bashing" to acknowledge the fact that his almost two year delay in appointing a special prosecutor, and that combined with SCOTUS foot-dragging, absolutely did get us here.

lighthousenow.bsky.social•48 days ago

Quick question…. could Garland have prosecuted any of the crimes identified in the Mueller Report once Trump was no longer president?

spradlig.bsky.social•48 days ago

Yes, of course.

lighthousenow.bsky.social•48 days ago

Did he ever address why he didn’t ?

spradlig.bsky.social•47 days ago

No.

lighthousenow.bsky.social•47 days ago

I guess we will have to wait for someone to write a book to tell us what went on behind the scenes.

thepronko.bsky.social•47 days ago

When I know and people who don’t know try to tell me, I just ignore them. I would fall apart under a fraction of the scrutiny that Garland is facing - especially because most of it is bullshit. You stood for him and, against all of his critics, you held. You’re a real one.

robinohearn.bsky.social•47 days ago

Yup! Nary a discouraging word about his aiders and abettors on the Supreme Court.

gary63fordemocracy.bsky.social•47 days ago

💯

suanish.bsky.social•48 days ago

I don’t think he’s going to release it

lance-pinkham.bsky.social•48 days ago

He’s earned that blame for his slow response. Smith should have been hired day 1

lainiebird.bsky.social•47 days ago

Your constant defense of him is baffling.

ynwaliverpool.bsky.social•48 days ago

Did SCOTUS decide not to investigate trump immediately after January? It was the AG's job. Why you want to blame those F?

marcaulac.bsky.social•48 days ago

Not a guess, just a fact. 💙

rustyantel.bsky.social•48 days ago

Fair enough.

On the MAL case why not direct local US Attorney to dismiss the remaining charges and then release Vol. 2 of the report?

chiconh.bsky.social•47 days ago

You nailed this one

piperspetals1111.bsky.social•48 days ago

I blame Diaper Donny…if he wouldn’t have incited an insurrection (allegedly) and didn’t steal a bunch of top
Secret documents (allegedly) and then decide to run for president again (in order to stay out of prison)…We wouldn’t even be dealing with this.

anaphoristand.bsky.social•48 days ago

Merrick Garland aged Joe Biden at night with Havana Syndrome targeted radiation. Both John Roberts and Mitch McConnell tried to stop him, but nevertheless, he persisted.

heathryan16.bsky.social•48 days ago

100%.

Can’t we blame both?

bouvierdogmom.bsky.social•47 days ago

Not me. SCOTUS put us in this situation.

r1100rs.bsky.social•47 days ago

Guaranfuckinteed

soberdeaconess.bsky.social•48 days ago

onecaliberal.bsky.social•48 days ago

I will.

citizenoftheworld.bsky.social•48 days ago

There is plenty of blame to go around.

sabrinaalfin.bsky.social•47 days ago

He should be blamed. The second Trump was out of office in 2021, the special counsel should have been appointed. He didn’t need the Jan 6 committee to bring charges. He saw the devastation of the Capitol with his own eyes.

michaelmeister.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hard to take you seriously when you don’t know the facts. Garland wasn’t acting AG until he was sworn in on March 11.

sabrinaalfin.bsky.social•42 days ago

Well, he certainly didn’t get the lead out when he took office, did he?

michaelmeister.bsky.social•42 days ago

Considering you were unaware of when he became AG, it doesn’t surprise me that you didn’t know that he did start investigating right away. It’s in Smith’s report. https://newrepublic.com/article/190248/merrick-garland-trump-prosecution-delays

sabrinaalfin.bsky.social•41 days ago

I concede your point. I still find it incredibly frustrating that our institutions are not built for trying cases that threaten our very existence as a nation. Somehow, we managed to throw suspected terrorists in Guantanamo pending trial. Suspected spies like Reality Winner were also swiftly 1/2

sabrinaalfin.bsky.social•41 days ago

Detained. But for Trump Garland and Smith had to jump through multiple hoops just to gather the evidence anyone with eyes could plainly see? Not buying the explanations. 2/2

teamdbehrens.bsky.social•41 days ago

I recommend everyone read The Empty Wheel blog. Marcy has the receipts. She blames the Supreme Court for sitting on their cases, and lays out how hard Garland started working on the cases immediately and with great intensity.

stupendousman.bsky.social•47 days ago

Yes, there are many who share in the blame, AG Garland included.

I place much blame on the legal profession generally. In the past 2 + years I've shared this (or a prior version of it) with Ms. Gill, et. al., but it hasn't garnered any serious consideration, or response.

https://bsky.app/profile/stupendousman.bsky.social/post/3lf6e7ytzms2k

lauratanner.bsky.social•47 days ago

Garland will be out next week. Could you put to bed your endless Pollyanna defense of him? Do you owe him money or something? It’s just so bizarre for you to constantly come to the defense of a feckless failure of historic proportions. Please stop.

muellershewrote.bsky.social•47 days ago

I defend facts. As long as people continue to get facts wrong, I'll continue to correct the record. You can dislike Garland as a person. But to say he did nothing for 18 months is not factually correct.

Hope that clears it up!

lauratanner.bsky.social•43 days ago

You’ve made a career telling us that everything is going to be OK, from Mueller to Garland. Meanwhile everything is quite obviously not okay. Your shtick is tired. Move on. Or do we get “Bondi She Wrote” next? Whatever you have to say to earn a dollar I guess. Garland was a historic failure.

peacejunky.bsky.social•42 days ago

can you not see thru your own disappointment things did not go your way? AG did NOT mislead; she warned us not to have false hope. she delivered facts dutifully. why so bent on blaming our own? especially when ALL the blame is on mitch, Rs, & SCOTUS! do us all a favor: focus on the real culprits!

peacejunky.bsky.social•42 days ago

gracious! garland will be out next week, so could YOU put to bed your endless sniping & vicious hate mongering & relentless ignorance regarding this matter? why devour one of our own? & a good & decent public servant, at that! do you realize how much you sound like a MAGAt? please stop. try facts.

bluewa1961.bsky.social•48 days ago

How many volumes are there? Should we expect more to be released?

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vero1986.bsky.social•47 days ago

The Supreme Court gave him immunity. Single digit millions. Complicit in obstruction of justice. Maybe if they hadn't been for sale.. we'll never know. What’s shocking isn’t that SCOTUS is for sale. The real surprise is how cheap it is.

techterror.bsky.social•47 days ago

Garland failed miserably at his job.

Fuck garland, he screwed us

suzynuze.bsky.social•48 days ago

He deserves blame. So do they.

pasto76.bsky.social•47 days ago

SCOTUS didn't force him to wait 2 years

msfmd.bsky.social•47 days ago

The problem with this statement is that it contains the word “if”.

averagemealworm.bsky.social•48 days ago

It is true that there are not convinced by facts or we wouldn’t be in this predicament.

hopefordemocracy28.bsky.social•48 days ago

4 minutes

redwoodjungle.bsky.social•48 days ago

He slow rolled the investigation and here we are. That’s all that matters and all anyone will ever remember about Merrick Garland.

pudgepudge.bsky.social•48 days ago

how about both?

nolagirl829.bsky.social•48 days ago

DEFLECT
DENY
DEFEND
Same strategy as ins companies

cecechats.bsky.social•48 days ago

Yup

isaco-1.bsky.social•47 days ago

Really tired of “people” blaming others.

sju08.bsky.social•48 days ago

Garland wasted two years for the appointment of an special counsel. Two years!

youbeyou.bsky.social•48 days ago

You would be incorrect. Garland is blamed for doing nothing-even though he was given everything he needed by the 1/6 committee. He’s an institutionalist who never understood what he was dealing with. He’s a big reason why a felon will be president instead of being in jail.

eridani24.bsky.social•47 days ago

Yes, don't forget that he was "private citizen Trump" for four years during which they could have prosecuted and didn't.

highhobbit.bsky.social•47 days ago

Nah. We can blame both and would be correct in doing so.

kas1a.bsky.social•47 days ago

💯

freyalux.bsky.social•47 days ago

🎯🎯

byzen.bsky.social•48 days ago

It's he brave enough?

axonsongs.bsky.social•48 days ago

Your intuitive grasp of the blindingly self evident is nothing short of clairvoyant.

batokool.bsky.social•47 days ago

I will!! Wrong path!!

patspark.bsky.social•48 days ago

Didn't he say he won't release Vol. 2 because it isn't a closed case? Wht not just dismiss the case and release both volumes?

billybo14.bsky.social•48 days ago

I believe it is because the Nauta and De Oliveira portions of the case are still in play.

patspark.bsky.social•48 days ago

Exactly and that is Garland’s fault. He should just dismiss the cases.

goldentask.bsky.social•47 days ago

He should release everything then.

goosubucks.bsky.social•48 days ago

They will blame whomever they want, regardless. All the more reason to RELEASE BOTH REPORTS.

goosubucks.bsky.social•48 days ago

BIDEN SHOULD RELEASE BOTH REPORTS as an official Presidential act. Problem solved.

kroqueteer.bsky.social•48 days ago

It’s not Biden that gets to say it’s an official act. It’s SCOTUS. Problem not solved.

goosubucks.bsky.social•48 days ago

Let SCOTUS sort it out. If it ever gets to them. It will take years.

jupitereyed.bsky.social•48 days ago

Just whole ass release them RIGHT before he walks out; let's add a mic drop for effect.

bluepainted.bsky.social•46 days ago

...and then blow off the inauguration and meet the other Democrats in a bar.

goosubucks.bsky.social•48 days ago

Exactly. So tired of playing nice while they flaunt and ignore rules and conventions.

ynwaliverpool.bsky.social•48 days ago

True but again Dems feel they dont need to operate like that and that is why we lose.

goosubucks.bsky.social•48 days ago

That needs to change.

winboray.bsky.social•48 days ago

Doesn’t matter. Garland has slowed everything down to tRump’s advantage throughout his tenure. I’m no longer arguing on his behalf.

garnerfretz.bsky.social•48 days ago

Biden should pardon Nauta & De Oliveira because Trump would have pardoned them or Cannon would've dismissed their case anyway. Once they are pardoned, DOJ should dismiss charges & Biden/Garland should release Vol 2 re MAL Docs. No pending criminal proceedings or defendants who could be prejudiced.

garnerfretz.bsky.social•48 days ago

The final guardrail was the American Eligible VOTER. Those that voted for Trump were the majority of voters. They could care less about Trump's criminality. Non voters just don't care.. period. It's pathetic.

imaprivate.bsky.social•48 days ago

I’ll blame Garland if he doesn’t drop the case against Nauta & Olivera (since Trump’s DOJ ABSOLUTELY will) so we can see Volume 2

But I don’t expect him to do anything so daringly legal-but-strategic (gasp!😱) — as Trump uses every legal-but-strategic move imaginable to bring democracy to its knees

hopeintx.bsky.social•47 days ago

westcoastdude.bsky.social•47 days ago

🤣🤣🤣

ecew.bsky.social•47 days ago

.. and rightfully so, he had almost 4 years to put Trump on trial, now all we get is a report. SCOTUS made their unbelievable decision in 2024 - Argued April 25, 2024 Decided July 1, 2024 - precious 39 months lost for justice.

notdontrmp.bsky.social•48 days ago

Of course they will! Garland’s the scapegoat because it’s easier than facing the real problem: SCOTUS is stacked with partisan hacks. Blame the system that let Trump and McConnell rig the judiciary—then maybe we can fix it.

belle-bsky-social.bsky.social•48 days ago

And then, there’s M Garland.

hbtllinestepper.bsky.social•47 days ago

It took two years. If our democracy was in danger, you would think he would have prioritized it a bit more

bmonastiere.bsky.social•48 days ago

It's honestly all on McConnell.

sloanepeterson.bsky.social•48 days ago

We can still blame both.

illuminaughti.bsky.social•47 days ago

The buck stopped with Biden. I blame Biden for Trump's second term.

henry--w2.bsky.social•48 days ago

So true, so sad.

More than sad, it is a reportorial travesty.

Thanks for your terrific, stalwart efforts.

👍 🙏🙏🙏 👍

jactrak.bsky.social•47 days ago

Both Garland and SCOTUS are responsible for this fiasco.

donamae68.bsky.social•47 days ago

They are. I still blame Mitch McConnell.

angrychef.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thanks Obama?

kab-fair.bsky.social•48 days ago

Obama nominated Garland to minimize repub opposition as he was viewed as a moderate instead he got ignored by them, hard not to believe Biden didn’t nominate him out of spite to force repubs to engage in a confirmation process for him as it could be argued he wasn’t the bulldog the job required

angrychef.bsky.social•48 days ago

I know. Was attempting humor, apparently missed the sarcasm. My bad.

whadevs.bsky.social•47 days ago

Because he’s to blame! He knew there was enough evidence to secure a conviction years before when it MATTERED!

bettyjjj.bsky.social•48 days ago

It’s here!!

https://bsky.app/profile/grantstern.bsky.social/post/3lfolqleg422j

mvskoke-neb.bsky.social•48 days ago

They’re not very bright to begin with. I’ve seen so many different interviews with them. They just prove that point with every moronic word and idiotic phrase.

jkruofa.bsky.social•47 days ago

It's already happening.

mjdavis1988.bsky.social•48 days ago

Big fan from early on. Of course the SC deserves the most scorn and blame. But I disagree with your continued insistence that Garland is free of all blame.

mherb1963.bsky.social•47 days ago

He's one of them.

politicalbeanpole.bsky.social•48 days ago

I know I will.

panchimama.bsky.social•48 days ago

I’m willing to bet people will read it and just ignore the facts. Only the Dems are clutching their pearls.

glsheadtosole.bsky.social•48 days ago

It won't absolve his failure

place1931.bsky.social•47 days ago

That’s because he deserves the blame. Garland’s responsible for trump walking on (treason), federal crimes. SCOTUS went criminally rogue. Garland was free to challenge SCOTUS, he declined. Article 14 Section 3. 2 Federal Courts determined trump committed insurrection

justjudd.bsky.social•48 days ago

Hell, I've been blaming him for inaction for over two years. The dude had a fence post permanently buried in his ass.

dmcarolan.bsky.social•48 days ago

When will it be released? Come on, Garland. Do it!

fightingdem.bsky.social•48 days ago

He's to blame. His foot-dragging isn't undone by releasing Volume 1. Moreover, he refuses to drop cases for Volume 2 to be released. It's still on Garland.

freni9.bsky.social•47 days ago

SCOTUS gave him a pass because the 6 are as treasonous as trump.

michaelmeister.bsky.social•43 days ago

Your guess confirmed by the all the ignorant comments.

truejustce.bsky.social•48 days ago

We can blame both Garland and SCROTUM

kevyblue.bsky.social•48 days ago

They're already blaming him for not taking a futile swing at him just to make them feel better...lol

hardspun.bsky.social•47 days ago

I blame all of them

zizij.bsky.social•48 days ago

And, it’ll be a redacted mess

michaelmeister.bsky.social•43 days ago

Oh, that aged well.

msbmoran.bsky.social•48 days ago

Or Biden.

earthfan.bsky.social•47 days ago

People need good stories to remind them of how and why DJT escaped justice, again and again.

co-stever.bsky.social•48 days ago

Both

sparky52.bsky.social•48 days ago

There is such a scary group think on this. We're supposed to be the informed ones. So many people, prominent intellectual people, have just decided they're so angry and they're going to dump every bit of frustration they have in his lap.

distanttrains.bsky.social•48 days ago

He’s not without some blame.

anneeo.bsky.social•48 days ago

Garland dragged his feet and should have investigated sooner. C’mon!

nomadicon.bsky.social•47 days ago

They lost, Trump won.
Blame whoever you want.
Trump beat the entire U.S. justice system and is now president .

No justification will ever be sufficient for this absolute fuck up!

janeofvictory.bsky.social•47 days ago

I don’t have money to throw away like that. So you win, and we lost. Big time.

caranicaine.bsky.social•47 days ago

And McConnell, GOP enablers, deep pockets that funded his campaign, MSM that focused on b.s. reports about Biden etc

kakistokrat.bsky.social•48 days ago

Gonna blame Merrick because he slow-walked everything until the Supremes took over the slow-walking. Garland protected the Justice Department, that's what he thinks the AG does. He did not work for the American people. He worked to protect the ruling class.

katyapartan.bsky.social•48 days ago

There’s plenty of blame to go around, but blame hardly matters now. Just get it released so that it can’t be swept under the rug.

bluedotteacher.bsky.social•47 days ago

I blame both.

silverbell17.bsky.social•47 days ago

The big picture, the long strategy, has so many players and so many corrupt acts that it’s easier to grab a snippet from social media than to hold all the mind numbing facts in place over such a long period of time. The media’s lack of ability to keep the long story pieced together failed us.

darsb1.bsky.social•48 days ago

Diminishing respect for SCOTUS is a lagging indicator for trust in the courts at large.

joeybee12.bsky.social•47 days ago

You're right...and he released the Hunter Biden report right before to take some of the spotlight on Smith's report...he's garbage...blows my mind that anyone defends him at this point

fionawoods.bsky.social•42 days ago

Have you ever talked with Andrea Chalupa of Gaslit Nation?
She is quoting Dean Obeidallah in blaming Garland.
Sigh.

shesapoet.bsky.social•48 days ago

The actual fault lies with Mitch McConnell. Never forget.

hockeygirl28.bsky.social•48 days ago

I have long believed if not for McConnell, there would be no Trump where he is today. He screwed us. I will always hate that vile 💩 until I die!!! 🤬🤬

abdajck.bsky.social•48 days ago

He's the one true enabler

matoulamikos.bsky.social•48 days ago

Exactly

ssimms.bsky.social•48 days ago

Ok. I blame Putin and Cambridge Analytica.

carole-62-angel.bsky.social•48 days ago

Throw in Chris Wray also.

carole-62-angel.bsky.social•48 days ago

I'm one blaming both as they both screwed us.

silverknight1966.bsky.social•48 days ago

Garland should have levelled charges January 20th 2021 at 12:01 PM.

michaelmeister.bsky.social•42 days ago

Seriously? Garland was sworn in on March 11,2022.

silverknight1966.bsky.social•42 days ago

Then March 12 2022, Garland should have had Trump arrested and denied bail

michaelmeister.bsky.social•42 days ago

That’s not the way the justice system works in this country. Garland started the investigation ASAP. It’s documented in Smith’s report. https://newrepublic.com/article/190248/merrick-garland-trump-prosecution-delays

silverknight1966.bsky.social•42 days ago

They should have insisted on no bail. Trump skated. The results are ALL that matter. The felon now gets the nuclear codes.

michaelmeister.bsky.social•42 days ago

Did you even read the report?

jjmaran.bsky.social•47 days ago

It’s both.

lahills.bsky.social•48 days ago

“Total exoneration. It’s right there. Read the report.”

sisuthefin.bsky.social•48 days ago

Accurate 💯with that guess

dirk541.bsky.social•47 days ago

By releasing Volume 1 of the Smith report that absolves Garland somehow?
Bitch please….

breezy217.bsky.social•47 days ago

🤔 Is Garland not head of the DOJ? Guess all the courts will save us people are cowering in the corner with checks and balances and the non existent rule of law🤦🏻‍♀️

sweatband09.bsky.social•47 days ago

Garland had a job to do, we were all counting on him. He failed. Are there others who deserve blame here? Yes. But it was Garland's job to uphold the law and he failed, no amount of blame deflection will change that fact.

joleneandgrant.bsky.social•48 days ago

I'm willing to say that I think you are right

catocokid.bsky.social•47 days ago

He should have started prosecutions right away. He failed miserably. Stop defending him.

gnohowe.bsky.social•48 days ago

Odds Garland just went to bed?

parkerdw.bsky.social•48 days ago

He must have. Nothing reported on my Apple News+.

mdwth.bsky.social•48 days ago

The SCOTUS is DEFINITELY to blame...imho they have become Domestic terrorists same as the Jan 6ers

elisajstewart.bsky.social•47 days ago

Yes indeed. We needed speed. We didn’t get it. Does anyone remember who failed to stop Hitler? Not really. So Garland won’t really he remembered because he failed to act with necessary speed. We will remember the atrocities perpetrated in the next 4 years. Justice delayed…

elanc.bsky.social•47 days ago

Paul von Hindenburg is remembered well as Hitler’s enabler. Garland and Biden will stand next to Hindenburg in history’s Hall of Shame.

elisajstewart.bsky.social•47 days ago

Never heard of him. I don't agree with your assessment of Biden. He was busy cleaning up Donald's mess but Garland had one task: JUSTICE. He failed.

elanc.bsky.social•47 days ago

Study a bit of history. As for Biden, remember “the buck stops here”. His failure was the appointment of Garland. Biden thought he could heal the nation by letting Trump fade into the sunset. Colossal mistake. It’s the same kind of mistake Germans made in believing they could control Hitler.

elisajstewart.bsky.social•47 days ago

Still disagree on Biden and I guess you just missed the whole point, no? Most people don’t know the names of the people who failed to stop Hitler. That was the point. We won’t remember Garland. We will only remember what Donald does.

elanc.bsky.social•47 days ago

I didn't miss the point. Some of us know more historic details than others. But everyone who has any inkling about how Hitler rose to power, knows that there were people who enabled him. Despots rise to power on the weakness of the gate keepers, and Garland is a prime example of that.

shirlee111.bsky.social•47 days ago

I blame both, both things can be true at the same time!

shirlee111.bsky.social•47 days ago

migitsrus.bsky.social•47 days ago

I prefer to call him, Meek Garland!

elanc.bsky.social•47 days ago

Or Dreck Garland?

tgfe.bsky.social•47 days ago

What can the peasants do against the corrupt SCOTUS?

Nothing. We're just fucked I guess.

mdaltonp.bsky.social•47 days ago

Why wouldn't we blame him?
1) He waited far too long. He could have prosecuted long before the election.

2) He never even bothered to test the immunity defense.

mcwyrm.bsky.social•47 days ago

The whole system is corrupt, and they're all apparatchiks.

Yes, blame Garland. Blame Alito. Blame Smith.

Blame them all.

ritapassal.bsky.social•47 days ago

Agree and Trump knew this that’s why he ran again it’s a club of white rich republican men who don’t want to give up power.

mcbrie.bsky.social•48 days ago

Bloody-minded adherence to the wrong facts isn't limited to MAGAts

sredner.bsky.social•47 days ago

In this case, I'm all for fafo.

Let's find out.

happycarlson.bsky.social•48 days ago

We already knew SCOTUS was corrupt because Trump stacked it. DOJ had to get it done regardless of obstacles. Garland had 4 YEARS to prevent this impending disaster but was apparently outwitted by an imbecile.