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Silent3

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38. What this tells me is the the DoJ has been reluctant to pursue Trump and his cronies...

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2022, 01:29 PM

Jul 2022

...and needed a kick in the ass from the Congressional hearings to get working harder.

The DoJ should have been able to discover all, most, or even more than the House has found, on their own, without having to be embarrassed into working harder.

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Report: DOJ Brings In More Firepower--and Takes Aim at Trumpworld [View all] babylonsister Jul 2022 OP

Yes, finally. Pls let them concentrate on activities of the trump cabal after... brush Jul 2022 #1

TY DOJ! Cha Jul 2022 #2

Hire Neal Katyal and let him at em Deuxcents Jul 2022 #3

He was my choice for atty. general when Biden won. BComplex Jul 2022 #5

He would have Rebl2 Jul 2022 #18

Glenn Kirschner would be a great addition. n/t Paper Roses Jul 2022 #8

I think Glenn slightlv Jul 2022 #9

Yep Rebl2 Jul 2022 #19

slightlv......Correction.... Upthevibe Jul 2022 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Upthevibe Jul 2022 #31

🤜🤛👏👏 Traildogbob Jul 2022 #12

Glenn would have been great, as well. BComplex Jul 2022 #33

👍 Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #24

Good to hear!!!! K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2022 #4

Good news! bluestarone Jul 2022 #6

👍 Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #23

Something must be done to restore the rule of law in this country Mysterian Jul 2022 #7

👍 Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #22

I so hope this is true rurallib Jul 2022 #10

Gosh, I thought the DOJ was supposedly doing nothing! Novara Jul 2022 #11

Yes it is! Now I hope we get updates on continued expansion of the DOJ effort liberalla Jul 2022 #27

Have y'all forgotten about the 200+ additional lawyers hired yellowdogintexas Jul 2022 #35

I should hope to God! Hekate Jul 2022 #13

Oh really? You mean Rip Van Garland finally started waking up? calimary Jul 2022 #14

Rip Van Garland! SergeStorms Jul 2022 #28

I want a battalion of prosecutors........ bucolic_frolic Jul 2022 #15

👍 Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #21

YES! Because the only way to adjudicate this octopus quickly is to have more working on it! ancianita Jul 2022 #16

Yea, Yea, Yea. Heard it way too many times. Tacan Jul 2022 #17

Good Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #20

Am I missing something? LNM Jul 2022 #25

The committee is not turning transcripts over to DOJ... reACTIONary Jul 2022 #29

Hey, Merrick. LudwigPastorius Jul 2022 #26

babylonsister...........Kick N/T Upthevibe Jul 2022 #32

1-person can more manpower. That means there are two working on the case. Woo-Hoo.. Hotler Jul 2022 #34

Hopefully, they will beware of infiltrators. louis-t Jul 2022 #36

Blow it to fucking smithereens Blue Owl Jul 2022 #37

What this tells me is the the DoJ has been reluctant to pursue Trump and his cronies... Silent3 Jul 2022 #38

I thought that DoJ request for more funding to hire more was turned down by Congress. Grasswire2 Jul 2022 #39