Garland should at least speak once a month so we all know he is still alive.

[fightforfreedom]

I have no problem with Garland being secretive about investigations, that's a good thing. It would help ensure, calm, the public if he at least spoke once and while letting everyone know he is on the job.

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Garland does not owe you or anyone else a monthly briefing. Nt

[uponit7771]

13. Frequent updates after 911 but this worse than 911 situation deserves less? I'm not ...

... understanding where people think J6 and the continued onslaught against democracy is going.

We're being frog boiled to sleep

[kacekwl]

30. Really ?

[MarineCombatEngineer]

31. Yeah, really.

What makes you think that he has to inform the American people on the progress of the investigation?

He's smart, he knows that anything he says about the investigation can be twisted around and might inadvertently give up some vital info.

[agingdem]

33. I don't want any noise coming out of the DOJ

a shroud of secrecy is good considering the never-ending Trump garbage they have to untangle and investigate: Trump's White House crime spree and criminal enterprise, his hands-on election interference, encouraging and participating in a coup d'etat, inciting an insurrection, absconding with highly classified documents...everyday another bombshell revelation..and you can bet the 1/6 select committee and the DOJ are in very close contact... I'm sensing the DOJ and the committee are "picking off" Trump's inner circle of co-conspirators ...Bannon, Stone, Meadows, Giuliani, Powell, Eastman, Navarro, Clark et al., (think Mafia investigation)...they're going after THE DON...

[Kali]

2. LOL

[Scrivener7]

3. Stir, stir, stir.

I'm no fan of Garland right now but obvious is obvious.

[gab13by13]

16. Not the first time either.

[Scrivener7]

17. Yup. Sadly, some rise to the bait every single time.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

4. What makes you think that he's not doing his job?

[fightforfreedom]

12. Nothing, Why did you ask?

There are millions of Americans just like us here at DU who are stressed out because we do not know what Garland is up too. This is one of the most important investigations in our history. An investigation that could decide the future of our country. Garland knows this, he could at least assure us once and while he is investigating, on the job, without telling us what he is investigating.

He did that in early January I believe. He should continue to do that once and while.

[brooklynite]

23. I doubt that millions are stressed out...

Outside of political activists and bloggers, most people are NOT fixated on Trump and whether he'll be indicted. They may support an indictment if you ask them, but their attention is focused on crime, inflation, COVID, eduction....bread and butter issues.

[NYC Liberal]

27. I would bet a majority of Americans don't even know who the AG is.

[fightforfreedom]

35. Good point.

[kacekwl]

32. Yea, all the things Republicans lie about daily that they will fix and

blame the above problems on the Democratic party. With no one to point out what criminal liars they are they may well be in charge again. You may be right about most people don't know what's going on but without charges and information about the trump/Republican crimes they never will.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

26. Why?

Because of this statement in your post.

I have no problem with Garland being secretive about investigations, that's a good thing. It would help ensure, calm, the public if he at least spoke once and while letting everyone know he is on the job

So, I ask again, what makes you think he's not on the job?

[fightforfreedom]

34. Your question makes no sense.

Garland can speak, and still be secretive about what he is investigating.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

36. I ask again,

just what leads you to believe that AG Garland isn't on the job? I mean other than not giving briefings, which he should not do.
It's a simple question, one that makes perfect sense.

[fightforfreedom]

37. I already answered you.

I said nothing. I never said I believed Garland was not on the job. I will not answer you again.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

38. You implied that he's not on the job just because he's not giving briefings,

I have no problem with Garland being secretive about investigations, that's a good thing. It would help ensure, calm, the public if he at least spoke once and while letting everyone know he is on the job

It's right there in black and white as the saying goes.

[Mz Pip]

5. He did a couple weeks ago.

He gave an extensive speech. He can’t go out and tell everyone what he’s doing in detail. That’s not how investigations work.

[uponit7771]

10. After nearly a year of J6 passing, we're not on a 911 footing with J6rs and we should be.

[lapucelle]

6. The DOJ has a website. Anyone who wants news and updates

should visit it.

https://www.justice.gov/

[brush]

7. It would be nice for at least a DOJ spokesperson to say or release something...

every once in while. We've certainly had more active Dem AGs.

[fightforfreedom]

14. You get my point.

Thank you.

[uponit7771]

8. K&R, the house is on fire with children inside and it looks like the FD is walking with limp hoses

... to put the fire out while neighborhood people scream at the home owners that the FD is doing its job and they just don't see them.

Garland ... NO DOUBT ... is missing the tone of the moment even if he frog marches Putin's Whore and 200 of his minions to jail tomorrow.

We need to be on a 911 footing with J6rs historically at minimum, we're not there

[Fiendish Thingy]

39. Bad metaphor- putting out a fire is in no way like prosecuting a crime ring. Nt

[uponit7771]

40. The crime isn't still happening, we've caught all the perps!!?! Jus ...damn

[ForgedCrank]

9. Garland is not

a political figure or leader. He's a back-end employee who is operating by the rules of ethics and the justice system.
Getting on TV or anywhere else and talking about his work would undermine his credibility with everyone.
That's just my humble opinion.

[Rebl2]

15. I agree with you

[secondwind]

28. Bingo!

[multigraincracker]

11. This seemed to work pretty good.....

At Clinton's request, Attorney General Janet Reno appointed a special prosecutor, Robert B. Fiske, to investigate the legality of the Whitewater transactions in 1994.

[gab13by13]

18. A special grand jury would be better.

[fightforfreedom]

21. Garland would be speaking loudly by putting a special grand jury in place.

Without giving away what he is investigating. I'm for that.

[dem4decades]

19. If Garland is worried about how investigating Trump will look, he should just hire Mueller, he

doesn't do anything.

And that's what the entire investigation looks like, not doing anything, so it's perfect.

[CrispyQ]

20. Yesterday I read that since a year ago the number of people, both repub & dem,

who think Trump was directly responsible for Jan 6, has gone down. IMO, that's what months of silence from the DOJ & committee have done. Dems don't have a history of being bold & holding the repubs accountable, so as time goes on, the calls to be patient & have faith wear thin.

[brooklynite]

24. So its the job of DOJ to make people think the right thing?

I though it was to investigate and prosecute Federal crimes.

[Enoki33]

22. Seems simple enough. Because much of

Garland's investigation is intrinsically intertwined with politics he has to be extremely careful in not giving the impression of being political. Unlike Barr did.

[LuckyCharms]

25. Disagree. The longer he stays quiet, the more

rope he hands to the traitors to hang themselves with.

Remember, he's dealing with stupid people who are scared shitless, and who don't know when to shut their mouths.

His actions will speak for him when the cases are watertight.

[William769]

41. Sorry, he's the Attorney General

Not a spokesperson.