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60. he's an administrator
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 10:28 PM
Nov 2024

...he approved Jack Smith's decision to establish grand juries to hear evidence, and he approved Smith's decision to charge after they made the rec.

Look at the chain of activity in timelines. His prosecutors investigate, he approves or rejects their product. At the start, he approved going as far as the president in investigations.

That's his role. Administrating, not investigating.

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. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #1
that's the long and short of the answers I get to these questions bigtree Nov 2024 #2
Incitement at that rally to overthrow the government, and dereliction of duty. brush Nov 2024 #6
if it's not in the Smith indictment, it doesn't exist bigtree Nov 2024 #8
Please, he was hell on the small fry who invaded the Capitol...not so much... brush Nov 2024 #17
the cooperation of the 'small fry' is mentioned in his latest filing bigtree Nov 2024 #20
It's not complicated. He took too long to go after trump. He should've went after him... brush Nov 2024 #27
you do not know better than the prosecutors at DOJ bigtree Nov 2024 #28
I don't have to convince you...just a jury like the one in NY who convicted trump of 34 felonies. brush Nov 2024 #30
you haven't provided anything that I believe would convict early in his term bigtree Nov 2024 #32
I mean I know better than the prosecutors on this one Jk23 Nov 2024 #85
you're bashing Biden for 'supporting trans athletes on day one' bigtree Nov 2024 #91
Biden had momentum and a bully pulpit. Jk23 Nov 2024 #92
you just bashed Biden support for trans athletes in a non sequitur reply to my query bigtree Nov 2024 #94
You're beating a dead horse. Give it up already Ponietz Nov 2024 #3
so you can't answer? bigtree Nov 2024 #4
Such a shame Garland wasn't watching TV on 1/6/21 Ponietz Nov 2024 #11
I can't believe I have to say it twice in this thread bigtree Nov 2024 #13
Biden himself regrets appointing Garland but here you are defending that milquetoast, AGAIN Ponietz Nov 2024 #18
Biden regretted appointing Garland because of the Hunter Biden situation. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #21
he's said nothing about the Trump investigation bigtree Nov 2024 #22
try answering the questions I posed bigtree Nov 2024 #25
I do know Rebl2 Nov 2024 #24
old enough to remember when his detractors claim was that Smith was brought in to slow the thing down bigtree Nov 2024 #26
cite paulk Nov 2024 #54
from paying attention. I don't have the paticnce to look it up but that sentiment was very prevalent here bigtree Nov 2024 #59
Exactly Emile Nov 2024 #42
Garland played patty cakes while justice called for a ton of bricks Ponietz Nov 2024 #47
Trying to make the case he was an effective AG is such a weird hill to die on. BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #90
I'll just add this link to your excellent post: Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #5
I trust Michelle Obama (link) uponit7771 Nov 2024 #7
I trust Michelle Obama also. Nt lostnfound Nov 2024 #9
Michelle Obama has zero details of the investigation, or the decisions made by prosecutors bigtree Nov 2024 #10
She has more knowledge of her husbands boundaries when it comes to DOJ than we do, I trust her more uponit7771 Nov 2024 #12
same question to her bigtree Nov 2024 #16
We both know even her sentiment is more credible than both of us, the DOJ would not have put up with a black man firing uponit7771 Nov 2024 #19
the op has questions not answered by your reply bigtree Nov 2024 #23
Did you look at the video in the link? Come on BT, lets not argue just to argue uponit7771 Nov 2024 #29
did you read the op? bigtree Nov 2024 #31
Michelle Obama named the evidence in the video ... there was enough of it from the start to charge him long ago and ... uponit7771 Nov 2024 #33
she has zero knowledge of the state of evidence Garland has or had bigtree Nov 2024 #35
"she has zero knowledge of the state of evidence Garland has or had" ... this is false on its face uponit7771 Nov 2024 #37
those details haven't been revealed yet bigtree Nov 2024 #38
Thank you for your insightful post. Amaryllis Nov 2024 #14
Sort of agree, mainly because I'm not into scapegoats. Might as well go after Judge Merchan for Silent Type Nov 2024 #15
TIME ! republianmushroom Nov 2024 #34
old enough to have seen numerous high profile cases take even longer to indict bigtree Nov 2024 #36
Your opinion not mine. republianmushroom Nov 2024 #39
every one of his trials was estimated to take two to three years to resolve on appeal bigtree Nov 2024 #46
Well it is an "OPINION" site isn't it. republianmushroom Nov 2024 #49
so nothing on the query in the op bigtree Nov 2024 #50
Good republianmushroom Nov 2024 #52
Not true. lees1975 Nov 2024 #56
trial, months bigtree Nov 2024 #57
The Times and Post both did extensive write ups HereForTheParty Nov 2024 #40
The FBI is responsible to the attorney general. Emile Nov 2024 #41
Thrush and his pal don't answer the op questions. bigtree Nov 2024 #44
Jeez edhopper Nov 2024 #43
ooh, trek meme war bigtree Nov 2024 #45
The Congressional investigation produced a mountain of evidence. lees1975 Nov 2024 #51
on the riot, not the WH bigtree Nov 2024 #62
He could have claudette Nov 2024 #53
why? bigtree Nov 2024 #61
I think the job of gathering evidence is more the job of the AG Ilikepurple Nov 2024 #55
he's an administrator bigtree Nov 2024 #60
I'm not so thick that I thought he should have done any of the investigation himself. Ilikepurple Nov 2024 #64
all objective evidence falls to conjecture based on time passed bigtree Nov 2024 #66
Some reasons gab13by13 Nov 2024 #58
The Eastman Memo, which outlined the fake electors scheme was made public September, 21st 2021. LudwigPastorius Nov 2024 #63
Supreme Court didn't reject Eastman's appeal over emails until 2023 bigtree Nov 2024 #68
"...so how could they move forward on Eastman or Trump with most of the evidence tied up in appeals?" LudwigPastorius Nov 2024 #74
you're not following bigtree Nov 2024 #75
This is one of the weirder hills to plant a flag on. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #65
it's in response to repeated posts blaming Garland bigtree Nov 2024 #67
Are you saying all the evidence is supposed to be in indictments? It's usually all revealed in court isn't it? RoeVWade Nov 2024 #69
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2024 #70
I responded here to a flurry of Garland blame for the election loss bigtree Nov 2024 #71
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2024 #72
lol bigtree Nov 2024 #73
Please, the evidence is out there everywhere oldmanlynn Nov 2024 #76
not an actual answer to, 'what was the specific evidence that was available in the first year to be used in court bigtree Nov 2024 #77
The house January 6 committee teed up all kinds of problems to the DOJ. That was almost clear cut. oldmanlynn Nov 2024 #84
DOJ had more evidence pertaining to Trump and all at the point of the hearings, tied up in appeals for at least a year bigtree Nov 2024 #87
One does not need evidence, this is an opinion site. Opinion do not have to agree with facts. republianmushroom Nov 2024 #78
back again? bigtree Nov 2024 #80
Lawrence Tribe said that Garland was a very cautious and deliberate person and Tadpole Raisin Nov 2024 #79
Garland slow walked the whole thing -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 #81
He was more aggressive on Hunter Biden kansasobama Nov 2024 #82
a SC prosecuted Hunter Biden, not Garland. bigtree Nov 2024 #83
The bottom line is, someone who attempted a coup and stole classified documents ecstatic Nov 2024 #86
Agree Meowmee Nov 2024 #88
it only would have moved quicker because Obama and most decent pols like him don't obstruct justice bigtree Nov 2024 #89
Quick question BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #93
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