My confidence that Merrick Garland will do the right thing is virtually zero

[Cyrano]

I've stayed away from the countless DU threads that have condemned Garland, as well as threads that say we need more patience. Not once have I posted to any of them. But my patience has run out.

I expect to see Trump indicted by Georgia and perhaps even New York. But while I actually believed that Garland would have acted long ago, I now doubt if he will move against Trump. Ever.

Think for a moment of the crimes Trump committed in front of the camera, the most obvious being his call for a mob to march against the Capitol and help him commit his planned coup d' etat.

Kidnapping children at the border was one of his most heinous acts. And make no mistake about it. They were intentionally kidnapped under his policies. Many kidnappers are spending life in prison.

There was/is his unlawful possession of top classified documents that he refuses to return, claims they're his, and that he'd mentally declassified them. (Give me a fucking break on that piece of insanity.) His actions are a stark difference between the handful of documents held by Biden and Pence (both of whom might not even have known they had them. Ex-VPs don't do their own packing when they leave the job.)

He used police to clear peaceful protesters out of Lafayette Square using nightsticks and tear gas. This was done to allow him to take a photo op in front of a church while holding a bible upside down. (Umm, free speech and the right to peacefully assemble is in the Constitution.)

I don't know if anyone has an accurate count of the crimes he publicly committed while in office. It seems that Merrick Garland would have a list of these crimes, along with countless others we don't know about.

I believe Garland's lack of indictments has fucked America beyond repair. There are already mini-Trumps such as Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas who have their eyes on the presidency. Both have turned their states into fascist nightmares, and don't for a second believe they wouldn't try to do it to the entire country if one of them got into the White House. Trump has sown unending lawlessness that will be reaped by virtually any Republican successor to "The Throne."

And one more thing. Even if you indict him for something tomorrow, it's too late. Your delay has let Trumpism spread like a cancer, and has helped the Orange Prick advance his desire to destroy American democracy.