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marmar

(79,408 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:35 PM Jan 6

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Listening to all the Jan. 6 retrospectives today.......

...... just illustrates how enormous a failure it was for Merrick Garland not to appoint a special prosecutor immediately after he took office.

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Listening to all the Jan. 6 retrospectives today....... (Original Post) marmar Jan 6 OP

They acted like they had all the time in the world Blues Heron Jan 6 #1

Milquetoast Garland Chasstev365 Jan 6 #2

Thank you! ABC123Easy Jan 6 #3

Trump was impeached twice and Republicans mzmolly Jan 6 #4

OK, but we knew that was never going to happen. marmar Jan 6 #5

But it should have. Republicans were present on J6 mzmolly Jan 6 #6

It was not a failure LuvLoogie Jan 6 #7

Blues Heron

(8,490 posts)

1. They acted like they had all the time in the world

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:38 PM

Jan 6

Chasstev365

(7,330 posts)

2. Milquetoast Garland

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:50 PM

Jan 6

Either the world's biggest wimp or a member of the Federalist Society.

ABC123Easy

(127 posts)

3. Thank you!

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:53 PM

Jan 6

Poor timid, terrified Merrick Garland. Scared of his own shadow. Terrified to do his job. I hope he's happy and satisfied with what his inaction brought.

mzmolly

(52,703 posts)

4. Trump was impeached twice and Republicans

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:53 PM

Jan 6

allowed him to walk. I'd start there with accountability.

marmar

(79,408 posts)

5. OK, but we knew that was never going to happen.

Reply to mzmolly (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:55 PM

Jan 6

mzmolly

(52,703 posts)

6. But it should have. Republicans were present on J6

Reply to marmar (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:59 PM

Jan 6

and condemned Trump over the matter, just after the event.

LuvLoogie

(8,617 posts)

7. It was not a failure

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 04:26 PM

Jan 6

It was on purpose and achieved what he wanted.

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