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In reply to the discussion: Funny how so many see Smith's report, and it's mention of "timeliness", as an indictment of Garland [View all]republianmushroom
(18,625 posts)34. The courts may not of been as protective of trump, if, he was indicted "sooner",
we will never know because there was a year delay. It is My Opinion, if, there hadn't been the J6 committee, this would of been white washed and forgotten by the DOJ. The DOJ's collective heart was not into investigating trump for his crimes, more than 50 of them.
We do know there was a delay of more than a year. During this year long delay, is this when trump was able to persuade the supreme court to protect him ? And we do know after that years delay the court did start protecting trump.
And from trump's legal play book, delay, delay and delay some more and the problem may go away. And these did.
I could be wrong, but I could be right, we will never know.
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Funny how so many see Smith's report, and it's mention of "timeliness", as an indictment of Garland [View all]
Fiendish Thingy
Jan 14
OP
Exactly- regardless of Garland's speed, the outcome would have been the same
Fiendish Thingy
Jan 14
#4
People had higher expectations of Garland than of Roberts and the other conservative SCJs
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 14
#2
All the existing evidence shows the courts would have continued to delay a trail
Fiendish Thingy
Jan 14
#12
Exactly. The courts were working through was was admissible, not saying "this will never happen"
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 14
#22
Again, you're just guessing what they'd try to do. It's a counsel of despair.
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 14
#31
Your entire argument is "it was impossible to get a trial in four years"
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 14
#33
I thought Garland was a terrible choice for the supreme court, as well as the AG
NewHendoLib
Jan 14
#5
You completely misunderstand the definition of, and justification for appointing a special counsel. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Jan 14
#18
The courts may not of been as protective of trump, if, he was indicted "sooner",
republianmushroom
Jan 14
#34
Regrettably, certain individuals seek a convenient scapegoat when faced with events that exceed their control *
Oopsie Daisy
Jan 14
#26
It can be both an indictment of Garland and delays/obstruction by the Roberts' Court
Stargleamer
Jan 14
#30
So walk me through how another AG would have obtained a conviction before the election
Fiendish Thingy
Jan 14
#37