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

[Fiendish Thingy]

65. What was it about February 4, 2023 that exhausted your patience?

That February 3 didn’t?

I’m guessing you’ve never visited emptywheel.net, and your ever waning patience relied on the absence of meaningful headlines (Trump Indicted!) and information in the MSM that would have sustained your confidence.

I agree, all signs point to GA being the first to indict Trump, but I disagree re: NY indictments, at least from DA Bragg. James seems focused on civil, not criminal actions, but that could change.

I completely disagree that it is “too late” for Garland to act. Precisely what he will do and when is nearly impossible to predict based on the minimal public information we have (which is as it should be).

We agree on the stakes at hand- this is no Tea Party (pun intended); the future of democracy and the Rule of Law hangs in the balance.