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Earth-shine

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17. +1 This is like waiting for Andrew Holder to prosecute executives of big banks

Reply to Orrex (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 04:30 PM

Oct 2021

Those waiting for Garland to do something regarding Trump and company will be disappointed.

Garland would have been a disappointment as a SCOTUS justice as well.

Preserving the institutions by not shaking anything up and keeping himself smelling clean is more important to him than actual justice.

Let us remember that it was Oram Hatch who recommended Garland to Obama for the supreme court.

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Garland's modus operanda has remained the same all along [View all] PinkTiger Oct 2021 OP

That is actually encouraging. Thank you. Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #1

I hope you're right & it's timed for sometime next August/September. CrispyQ Oct 2021 #2

I wish I shared your confidence. (nt) Paladin Oct 2021 #3

Thanks Notek Oct 2021 #4

Moi aussi! Mme. Defarge Oct 2021 #5

Thanks for that. IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2021 #6

I hope it's true, but I'd also think Adam Schiff would have the connections... Silent3 Oct 2021 #7

I am confident that we will see no major charges against any major players Orrex Oct 2021 #8

This Is 100% Where I'm At As Well SoCalDavidS Oct 2021 #13

+1 This is like waiting for Andrew Holder to prosecute executives of big banks Earth-shine Oct 2021 #17

I hope you're right! lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #9

Maybe, making the time fit the crime? stillcool Oct 2021 #10

So, you're saying the penalty for insurrection should be a Cancun vacay? lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #11

No. I said "maybe the time fits the crime" stillcool Oct 2021 #14

Yes, I've noticed that of course. The little fools are being hand-slapped Hortensis Oct 2021 #15

There's zero movement from DOJ that anyone can see. No FBI raids, no grand jury Arazi Oct 2021 #12

That was my point PinkTiger Oct 2021 #18

And my point is we knew there was an active investigation into the OKC bombing Arazi Oct 2021 #21

When America is facing a constitutional crisis, when our very democracy hinges on the outcome Mr. Ected Oct 2021 #16

We also remember Fitzmas. tblue37 Oct 2021 #19

I also think PinkTiger Oct 2021 #20

When the DoJ is working properly, it is pretty opaque... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #22