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HereForTheParty

(466 posts)
56. I don't think this report would have impacted the election
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 01:20 PM
Jan 14

This was baked into the cake. Find me one Trump supporter who says they would have voted differently had they seen this.

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What a fucking disgrace. Autumn Jan 14 #1
He managed to convict Hunter of what most of the Maga gun owners do, Bluethroughu Jan 14 #88
Textbook example of "Justice delayed is justice denied" (Gladstone). sop Jan 14 #2
I was thinking... 2naSalit Jan 14 #3
He really should have known better Bluetus Jan 14 #35
What are you talking about? dpibel Jan 14 #41
What I'm saying is that he spread himself so thin with such a grandiose bag of charges Bluetus Jan 14 #57
Why Are You Blaming Smith For The Problems Caused By Roberts? DallasNE Jan 14 #89
"Should have been enough time" Bluetus Jan 15 #92
Silly. H2O Man Jan 15 #90
Two more words edhopper Jan 14 #4
The entire effin system failed malaise Jan 14 #5
Aint that the truth! edhopper Jan 14 #10
+1 Dave Bowman Jan 14 #51
He should have been cuffed and taken away on 1/6/21. Haggard Celine Jan 14 #81
That simplr malaise Jan 14 #83
And now I predict he's going to "run for his life" and "hide" somewhere. Justice matters. Jan 14 #8
Depends VBNMW Jan 14 #68
My 2 words: Garland won. MLAA Jan 14 #6
Thank you. William769 Jan 14 #7
I don't think he means edhopper Jan 14 #11
I meant my post to suggest that in retrospect I think Garland intentionally slow rolled the federal cases against TFG MLAA Jan 14 #15
Yes edhopper Jan 14 #21
Thanks for your clarification, the only other explanation for Garland's supreme failure is that he is not very bright MLAA Jan 14 #30
OR VBNMW Jan 14 #67
It's possible, but I lean more toward Biden choosing not to fire Garland due to the optics of firing the AG who brought MLAA Jan 14 #74
The problems with GOP, the courts and political crimes are deeper PufPuf23 Jan 15 #91
Indeed MLAA Jan 15 #95
I have asked homegirl Jan 14 #38
Enquiring minds (like ours) want to know! MLAA Jan 14 #42
I think they brought their own hookers. Maru Kitteh Jan 14 #59
O. M. G. calimary Jan 14 #78
The people funding that were Republicans, if not purebred Nazis Bluetus Jan 14 #60
The ONLY thing I have seen is that Drumpf allowed them to stay free at his hotel. Zero beyond that. Nice job DOJ.... Evolve Dammit Jan 14 #79
That may very well be. William769 Jan 14 #19
You mean that Garland isn't an abject failure edhopper Jan 14 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author MLAA Jan 14 #25
To me Garlands detractors are abject failure William769 Jan 14 #31
Biden says edhopper Jan 14 #34
... orangecrush Jan 14 #76
I was a vocal supporter of Garland's until the last 6 months or so. MLAA Jan 14 #12
Thank you for the clarification. William769 Jan 14 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author AKwannabe Jan 14 #43
How about DENVERPOPS Jan 14 #80
Yep. Two months before the election instead of two months after would have been nice. still-prayin4rain Jan 14 #9
Too Late dalton99a Jan 14 #13
I think the 2nd report will be more damaging Johonny Jan 14 #14
Totally agree! dmr Jan 14 #17
The second investigation focused on the possession of highly classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. sop Jan 14 #32
This is the one I. want people to see MadameButterfly Jan 14 #39
I'm afraid my opinion of the GOP is low enough that I'll need to see them not ignoring it... JHB Jan 14 #45
You're right, they'll all die on that hill defending Trump. sop Jan 14 #50
"It will be difficult for Republicans to ignore & defend..." Nah, they'll make it look easy. n/t Beartracks Jan 14 #65
When the 2nd report shows Trump shared top secret documents with the shady foreign nationals who hang sop Jan 14 #66
It will be totally easy J-9 Jan 14 #82
"Blah blah witchhunt blah blah weaponized justice system blah blah..." The usual shit schtick. Beartracks Jan 14 #84
Is a second report confirmed? msfiddlestix Jan 14 #48
Biden could release it this afternoon. Bluetus Jan 14 #61
The 2nd report will not be released officially. totodeinhere Jan 14 #69
Think about this gab13by13 Jan 14 #16
I didn't know that. dmr Jan 14 #24
From Politico, 2017: JHB Jan 14 #54
Thank you. Like you, I figured Biden chose Garland dmr Jan 14 #64
really? I missed that factoid. Regardless, I knew Garland was the wrong pick during his pathetic confirmation hearing msfiddlestix Jan 14 #49
Something is inherently wrong with a legal system that can't prosecute cases in four years. lees1975 Jan 14 #20
I am sorry, but have to agree on this one. True Blue American Jan 14 #29
LOL VBNMW Jan 14 #71
another 2 words bdamomma Jan 14 #23
Or 3 words woodsprite Jan 14 #26
Which is precisely why Trump sought, and the courts provided, delay after delay Fiendish Thingy Jan 14 #27
"Garland Delayed". Think. Again. Jan 14 #28
Merrick Garland, a name that will live in infamy. Borogove Jan 14 #33
**NEVER** Trust a Republican... NEVER uponit7771 Jan 14 #36
A truth beyond has never been truer. Butterflylady Jan 14 #44
We were promised.. VBNMW Jan 14 #72
I don't see orangecrush Jan 14 #77
Any chance whatsoever Democrats learned a lesson from all this?? I am not holding my breath. NoMoreRepugs Jan 14 #37
Absolutely VBNMW Jan 14 #73
"Treason coverup". They did not release the half about documents case. lostnfound Jan 14 #40
TRAITOR WALKS Kid Berwyn Jan 14 #46
I guess FOUR YEARS wasn't long enough . . . Emile Jan 14 #47
Three: He did it! NM Grins Jan 14 #52
Yup, time did matter. republianmushroom Jan 14 #53
Yep, Too Late IbogaProject Jan 14 #55
I don't think this report would have impacted the election HereForTheParty Jan 14 #56
Absolutely the case. Nothing new here. Bluetus Jan 14 #62
It -might- have gotten more Dems & Independents to vote for Kamala. electric_blue68 Jan 14 #85
This again. nt Drum Jan 14 #58
Hope springs eternal stillcool Jan 14 #63
Wow, now folks are bashing Jack Smith? You are kidding, right? This is a GOP dream... Joinfortmill Jan 14 #70
Thom Hartmann made a point in the third hour of today's program Mike 03 Jan 14 #75
At least Garland avoided the appearance of a political agenda Orrex Jan 14 #86
I remember a time when the US media were full of . . . Aussie105 Jan 14 #87
"Too big to jail" n/t King_Klonopin Jan 15 #93
I never put a hero label on people anymore. But I surprised at the hate for Smith here: Cannon was the problem. C Moon Jan 15 #94
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