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Silent3

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37. The House committee can't prosecute anyone

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 11:04 AM

Feb 2022

They can only make the public aware of what they learn (which Trump supporters will all dismiss as "fake news" ), and then recommend to the DoJ that the DoJ follows up.

The DoJ should already be hard at work on pursuing the top-level people behind 1/6, not waiting on Congress. The apparent inaction of the DoJ so far in this regard is what is most troubling, and nothing in your OP contradicts this concern.

Timing also matters. We're already at a point where the DoJ can't or won't do anything against the major 1/6 conspirators until after the November elections. As far as I'm concerned, that's practically game over for democracy in America right there. Indictments, prosecutions, and convictions only happening in the second half of Biden's term is too late to do enough good.

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Am I Supposed to Believe? [View all] NanceGreggs Feb 2022 OP

I hope that you are right in this Bettie Feb 2022 #1

Propaganda comes from repetition, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #12

Be patient with your patience... MiHale Feb 2022 #2

Mueller. kacekwl Feb 2022 #3

And that has what to do ... NanceGreggs Feb 2022 #4

Handcuffs or it didn't happen. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #5

So you believe ... NanceGreggs Feb 2022 #6

Nice try, Nance. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #7

Not an answer. NanceGreggs Feb 2022 #8

What does the Democratic party have to do with the justice department? gab13by13 Feb 2022 #11

Yes, it is. NanceGreggs Feb 2022 #14

I am not contending, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #16

"-Propaganda comes from repetition,-" stopdiggin Feb 2022 #28

Waiting for someone to dispute it. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #33

OK, for one stopdiggin Feb 2022 #47

It's been disputed repeatedly... You ignore it Ohio Joe Feb 2022 #51

Behind the scenes Biden can pressure the DOJ to do the right thing, to at least investigate Escurumbele Feb 2022 #65

+1000 JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #43

Oh, come one...do answer please, we are all wanting to hear it...please... Escurumbele Feb 2022 #59

OH YE OF LITTLE FAITH!!!!!!!!!!!! secondwind Feb 2022 #26

Wanting a result is negativity now. Good Lord. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #27

President Biden and the select committee are doing a fantastic job. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #34

A fantastic job of NOT arresting a single major player. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #54

+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2022 #81

President Biden is the best president in my lifetime, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #9

Where did I say ... NanceGreggs Feb 2022 #13

What does this mean? gab13by13 Feb 2022 #17

It means ... NanceGreggs Feb 2022 #78

Thanks for this mcar Feb 2022 #10

Well, people with an agenda are very good at looking the other way MineralMan Feb 2022 #15

I am reminded of this, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #18

I don't know the truth but you're describing is political theatre SYFROYH Feb 2022 #19

"Why would an actress put on all those clothes?" Sympthsical Feb 2022 #62

That's some quote. SYFROYH Feb 2022 #77

Which one? Sympthsical Feb 2022 #80

The actress quote. SYFROYH Feb 2022 #83

Oh, I made it up Sympthsical Feb 2022 #85

Thats awesome. SYFROYH Feb 2022 #86

I'm in the same boat as you are NanceGreggs KS Toronado Feb 2022 #20

The waiting is the hardest part. twodogsbarking Feb 2022 #21

Words of Wisdom many here should contemplate. Tommymac Feb 2022 #22

Yes, yes and yes. Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #32

You got it right, 1/6 will not be forgotten or swept under the rug. Cozmo Feb 2022 #23

What they are really saying, It's time to move to more important things, like multigraincracker Feb 2022 #24

FINALLY!!!! Thanks for saying this, Nance! secondwind Feb 2022 #25

Believe what you want Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #29

Nance, There Are Only About Half a Dozen People MineralMan Feb 2022 #30

This. Exactly. nt Unwind Your Mind Feb 2022 #36

Well said. CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #39

I am just repeating what I hear from, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #42

Answer me this? No thanks. MineralMan Feb 2022 #44

The question is legit, the DOJ arrest of GQP pols after this Nov isn't going to help us increase .. uponit7771 Feb 2022 #55

K&R smirkymonkey Feb 2022 #82

Amen Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #31

I don't think anyone is supposed to believe that, FoxNewsSucks Feb 2022 #35

1,000 former prosecutors signed a letter gab13by13 Feb 2022 #45

Well said! n/t Silent3 Feb 2022 #63

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 too !!! GQP and J6rs are a bigger threat to democracy than Russia is right now . uponit7771 Feb 2022 #66

Thank YOU! smirkymonkey Feb 2022 #84

The House committee can't prosecute anyone Silent3 Feb 2022 #37

The select committee has done a fantastic job. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #46

That has ALREADY been done and has not helped us in the generics. This isn't 1980 with less uponit7771 Feb 2022 #61

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #60

This is the thoughts of many not a dozen or two. kacekwl Feb 2022 #38

+1, people who are RATIONALLY concerned are told to ignore the 3214234 CREDIBLE & LEGIT pols uponit7771 Feb 2022 #58

Thank you, Nance. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #40

Nope JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #41

So what will that accomplish? gab13by13 Feb 2022 #48

That will accomplish vastly more than your negativism will. MineralMan Feb 2022 #49

Acknowledging there are a lot of tenured professionals inside and outside the DOJ circle who uponit7771 Feb 2022 #64

Exactly nobody directly involved with the current DOJ investigation, MineralMan Feb 2022 #70

That's not how democracy works MM, there are enough CREDIBLE people ***INSIDE*** doj circles ... uponit7771 Feb 2022 #74

Name some of those sources who are currently inside the DOJ, please. MineralMan Feb 2022 #75

No one said "inside doj", yeah I'm done with strawman arguments. Hit me up when we're ready ... uponit7771 Feb 2022 #76

How far would you go JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #52

BINGO !! We can see it in 538 and RCP generic polling data what has been already put out there uponit7771 Feb 2022 #56

Most Americans seem to be far more concerned about inflation, being tired of dealing with COVID... Silent3 Feb 2022 #67

+1, I think its a blip because the efficacy of GQP anti democracy laws are being understated to uponit7771 Feb 2022 #68

Unless all of them are under arrest by Oct how does it help us **THIS NOVEMBER** ?! We lose either uponit7771 Feb 2022 #50

Great post, thank you. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #53

Thank you...I too I'm fed up of the negativity, but I do understand where its coming from. Escurumbele Feb 2022 #57

The committee and DOJ are not the same iemanja Feb 2022 #69

Because too many people think this is 1980 and televising horrid acts of GQP on 4 major channels uponit7771 Feb 2022 #71

the media is one thing iemanja Feb 2022 #72

I've been having pre-impeachment deja vu. CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #73

Kicking this, Nance Hekate Feb 2022 #79