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marmar

(79,261 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:35 PM Tuesday

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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 Tuesday OP

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

Milquetoast Garland Chasstev365 Tuesday #2

Thank you! ABC123Easy Tuesday #3

Trump was impeached twice and Republicans mzmolly Tuesday #4

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

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

It was not a failure LuvLoogie Tuesday #7

Blues Heron

(8,393 posts)

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

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:38 PM

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Chasstev365

(7,134 posts)

2. Milquetoast Garland

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:50 PM

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

ABC123Easy

(52 posts)

3. Thank you!

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:53 PM

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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

(52,639 posts)

4. Trump was impeached twice and Republicans

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:53 PM

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

marmar

(79,261 posts)

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

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:55 PM

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mzmolly

(52,639 posts)

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

Reply to marmar (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 01:59 PM

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

LuvLoogie

(8,524 posts)

7. It was not a failure

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 04:26 PM

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It was on purpose and achieved what he wanted.

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