The DOJ investigation into Jan 6th is the largest, most sensitive, investigation in our history.

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18. It's easy to explain why Garland hasn't indicted Meadows yet

If Meadows were indicted now, it would be for the contempt referral made by the committee.

That charge Carries a one year max sentence. Once indicted, Discovery is triggered, and Meadows (and his unindicted co-conspirators) would have access to every scrap of evidence the DOJ has.

Rather than rush to charge Meadows for contempt and risk fouling the investigation and prosecution of far more serious crimes of the Trump administration, it makes much more sense for DOJ to prepare a case to indict him for seditious conspiracy or conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, both of which carry a maximum 20 year sentence.

The significant evidence for these more serious charges has just emerged in the past two months, since the SCOTUS ruling and the testimony of Pence’s staff, and more emerges every day (Meadows texts with Ginni Thomas, Judge Carter’s ruling on Eastman’s emails, etc.)

I think Meadows would be more likely to flip if facing 20 years than if facing only one year, don’t you?