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Ohio Joe

(21,896 posts)
7. Indeed, he has...
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 01:31 PM
Apr 2022

If you think DOJ is not doing anything, then why do you think they keep climbing the ranks with prosecutions and indictments?

Garland could have spent four years going after the low level thugs at the Capitol, had a bunch of show trials and called it a career. This was what I feared most at first.

But... He did not stop there.

He went after and caught the next level up and now has 12, including 2 not at the Capitol, charged with seditious conspiracy. Again, he could have stopped there... Had the trials and called it a career. At this point, he probably would have even been made to look as if he had gone above and beyond. A lot of people never expected the investigation to go that far.

But... Again, he did not stop there.

He has now flipped two of the seditious conspirators (that we know of) and in the agreement said he plans to use him in the Grand Jury (we'll get to that). He could have stopped there, not wanted them in a Grand Jury, and had the show trials doubly nailing the 12 in even bigger fashion and bigger TV clip drama with their own on the stand pointing the finger.

But... Still he did not stop there.

He convened a 7th Grand Jury for 1/6. You do not do that unless you plan to go higher... And any higher is TFG's inner circle, in this case (with the flipper being Josua James) that mean Roger Stone. The same Roger Stone that currently is having a fairly public falling out with maga world. We also know that at this point there are at least eight of TFG's inner circle under investigation... They are:

TOM BARRACK
RUDY GIULIANI
ROBERT COSTELLO
SIDNEY POWELL
MARK MEADOWS
ALEX JONES
ROGER STONE
ERIK PRINCE

For more on Grand Juries for 1/6, see here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216589606#post12

We also know what is needed... What is nice to have... What is known to be had... What is still needed... And how what is needed might be gotten to go directly after TFG, see this previous post of mine:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216561245

So... Where and when do you think Garland stops? Does he throw the Grand Jury to let them off? What if they indict? My suspicion is that this Grand Jury is just to go after the inner circle and not TFG yet... I think that for a reason... He has gone after this from day 1 as though it were a mob case, it certainly appears to me to be a text book mob case. Once he has indictments against the inner circle, you have a different set of defendants than any before... Older men who tried for a coup and failed... Older men now facing dying in jail going up against someone they know has them nailed.

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So of COURSE there is nothing political about it! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2022 #1
Garland Is Commenting On Hunter - Has He Made Any Statements About The Crimes TFG.... global1 Apr 2022 #2
Has Garland ever heard of a man called Donald Trump, tavernier Apr 2022 #3
Indeed, he has... Ohio Joe Apr 2022 #7
On my knees I hope you are right. tavernier Apr 2022 #13
I do not believe he is... Ohio Joe Apr 2022 #16
Ok... you make good sense. tavernier Apr 2022 #20
I sensed Garland was clearing the debris... agingdem Apr 2022 #18
I think that is part of it but I also think it's a bit more... Ohio Joe Apr 2022 #21
I Don't Understand Garland's Thinking WiVoter Apr 2022 #4
"I'm not Bill Barr!" AG Garland didn't add. Grins Apr 2022 #5
How about Jared Kushner's financial and business activities as senior advisor to his father-in-law? dalton99a Apr 2022 #6
A Sanctimonious Cretin, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2022 #8
+1 dalton99a Apr 2022 #9
Benghazi! Benghazi! llashram Apr 2022 #10
So Garland pledges integrity. Beastly Boy Apr 2022 #11
Statute of limitations?. Plus Hunter did not try to overthrow democracy Walleye Apr 2022 #12
A preview of the Senate if we lose Sympthsical Apr 2022 #14
4 years now and they haven't found anything? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2022 #15
4 years? Mad_Machine76 Apr 2022 #31
I thought Garland didn't comment about ongoing investigations SoonerPride Apr 2022 #17
+1. Heard that one several times! Emile Apr 2022 #19
did you read his statement? stopdiggin Apr 2022 #24
He confirmed an ongoing investigation SoonerPride Apr 2022 #30
Exactly. hamsterjill Apr 2022 #32
Sigh. Whatever, dude. stopdiggin Apr 2022 #33
No he's just feckless and afraid of upsetting anyone SoonerPride Apr 2022 #35
Well, at least they know where their priorities are. Crunchy Frog Apr 2022 #22
This guy is kacekwl Apr 2022 #23
I'm glad Garland is laser focused on the most pressing issue for DOJ! budkin Apr 2022 #25
Why Democrats lose this game maxrandb Apr 2022 #26
⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧ spanone Apr 2022 #28
hagerty is 'my' senator and a real pos. spanone Apr 2022 #27
Meanwhile no investigation of trump family!! We did have over a year to investigate could do it FloridaBlues Apr 2022 #29
What a guy! No wonder McConnell voted to confirm him. jalan48 Apr 2022 #34
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