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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, what are we waiting for?
Why the delay?
Without naming names, it's looking more and more to me that "no man is above the law" is current b.s. Looking more and more to me that "equal justice under the law" is current b.s.
It's a sure thing... if I was found with slam dunk evidence of a crime the authorities-that-be wouldn't wait to charge me pending investigation of even more crimes. I'd be indicted already, and those other investigations would proceed, anyway.
If I was found with slam dunk evidence of a crime those authorities wouldn't wait pending some future political event. I'd be indicted already.
Justice delayed is propagation of unequal justice, period. We are not being justly served.
Elessar Zappa
(13,991 posts)But I do believe hell be indicted. And Im okay with waiting. If youre gonna shoot the king, you better not miss.
Goodheart
(5,324 posts)Elessar Zappa
(13,991 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,053 posts)I understand it, but don't like it.
triron
(22,002 posts)Democracy.
Irish_Dem
(47,053 posts)Walleye
(31,022 posts)One reason to indict him is to get him to stop doing this shit, fucking criminal. Hope Roger Stone gets convicted and his pardon is used in his sentencing as a previous conviction
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Like any crime boss.
Walleye
(31,022 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Walleye
(31,022 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Can they ban him from donation grifting?
Walleye
(31,022 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,053 posts)We might get some justice that we are probably never going to get.
Hard to imagine anyone is going to stop Trump from trying to overthrow the US govt.
Walleye
(31,022 posts)He should be charged with first-degree ugliness if nothing else
Tickle
(2,520 posts)elections? Let's just do it and put it behind us. My anxiety level is through the roof on this and I see no reason to wait
Walleye
(31,022 posts)Leaving him free to mess up this coming election is worse than any perception that we might be biased in the justice department
that makes sense to me. Thanks!
Ohio Joe
(21,755 posts)Walleye
(31,022 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,755 posts)He has the magats and scared elected officials... Thats it. But even if he lost some more support... How does that stop him from doing what he is doing?
The answer is... it does not. In fact, expect him to crank things up further when he is indicted... And he will be. But bringing it before it is ready will not do a single thing to stop him from what he is doing now.
Walleye
(31,022 posts)Actually anything we can do against this guy would be good. I see your point though indicting him a work if we cant convict
Goodheart
(5,324 posts)Blue Owl
(50,362 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Really historic dangerous soap opera.
Tomorrow is going to be
💣🔥
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)You know it, I know it. If indictments drop before the midterms, the media would immediate push the narrative that the Dems were up to no good.
Better scenario: let the J6 Committee wrap up with a bang right before the midterms, let the midterms run their course, then drop all political pretense and go for the jugular, one by one, right up the chain of command, all the way to Trump and his felonious family.
Let's not give them one bit of arguable credit that this was politically motivated. The fact that Garland held off until after the election will attest to that.
The show will still be spectacular!
OR
If the Republicans win the mid-terms (God forbid), Trump will immediately throw his hat in the ring to insulate himself from criminal indictment. That would stymie Garland and leave us holding a very large and pustulent bag.
Best we indict before the mid-terms, because time is not on our side and Trump will play the media like a Stradivarius if he announces and then the indictments drop.
The sooner the better!
At this point, I'm truly torn as to which of those alternatives are superior in muting Trump to the extent he can be muted.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,343 posts)Would you be walking freely if you were caught with Top Secret documents? Would I?
Why is Traitortrump walking freely?
Arrest, interrogate, indict, convict, imprison. It's a slam dunk already from what is publicly known.
Continue investigating all the other shit, while the asshole is in jail.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)I want them to pull the trigger on ONE indictment TODAY, let it start now, and continue suit by suit like one giant pissstorm spraying his frankensteinian puke yellow locks every day through eternity.
That's a solution we both can get behind.
bringthePaine
(1,728 posts)MissMillie
(38,556 posts)As with many, many things--the devil is in the details. Even a "slam dunk."
So, using the sports metaphor: this is an instance where you only get ONE "shot" at this. We're NEVER going to get possession of the ball again.
Rushing the play could result in disaster.