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49. notice you didn't post one speck of evidence that 'he' admitted anything
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 05:42 PM
Jan 14

...so apparently it didn't happen.

There wasn't a "whole chunk of time where he twiddled his thumbs and waited for Smith." That's pure fiction.

Smith inherited what was described as a 'fast moving investigation' with over 20 prosecutors who were defending the bulk of the evidence that became the indictment which was described as more than Mueller had at the point of his appointment.

Garland's team not only gathered the majority of the evidence in the indictment before Smith arrived, they defended it in myriad, successive courts all the way through his appointment and term.

Hell, Garland's Tom Windom was still in court right before we voted presenting the revised indictment.

You have a really distorted view of the prosecution and are connfused about who was actually prosecuting and when, who was investigating, and who the federal government relies on to make decisions about who and when to charge.

Your statements are provably false.

receipts:


https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/us/politics/trump-investigation-thomas-windom.html


https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/11/politics/jack-smith-special-counsel-high-profile-moves-trump-criminal-investigations/index.html



From Mike Pence to ‘fake’ electors, here’s who has testified to the January 6 grand jury or met with prosecutors
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/politics/grand-jury-testimony-list-january-6-trump/index.html

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Biden's biggest mistake. [View all] Greyhead Jan 14 OP
the man who prosecuted Trump? bigtree Jan 14 #1
Ha! Are you referring to the evidence collected by the J6 Committee? Think. Again. Jan 14 #6
Sorry - could you expand please? WA-03 Democrat Jan 14 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Jan 14 #35
here bigtree Jan 14 #37
Biden spent the first year calling Trump The Former Guy BeyondGeography Jan 14 #2
Agree mr715 Jan 14 #14
No, it doesn't. Biden bears responsibility as well. lees1975 Jan 14 #19
it's a falsehood that "Garland never showed urgency about going after Trump" bigtree Jan 14 #38
If there had been any urgency at all, this would have been tried before the mid-term elections rolled around. lees1975 Jan 14 #42
'any urgency at all' bigtree Jan 14 #48
Outcomes matter n/t mr715 Jan 14 #45
elections matter bigtree Jan 14 #46
We agree. mr715 Jan 14 #47
Someone else pointed out something that I hadn't thought of before. Baitball Blogger Jan 14 #3
you have no evidence Garland 'deliberately dragged his feet' bigtree Jan 14 #39
Well, except his own admission that he did. lees1975 Jan 14 #43
notice you didn't post one speck of evidence that 'he' admitted anything bigtree Jan 14 #49
Biden was in a bind. no_hypocrisy Jan 14 #4
assume voteragain Jan 14 #12
Sure, it's speculation, no_hypocrisy Jan 14 #23
Biden had an opportunity 2 years ago. mwooldri Jan 14 #22
Well it's sure going to get political now, isn't it..... hadEnuf Jan 14 #26
Totally agree WA-03 Democrat Jan 14 #5
Still beating the dead horse? Why? Oopsie Daisy Jan 14 #8
We need to learn from our mistakes missingm Jan 14 #10
None of us will be involved with picking an AG Kaleva Jan 14 #15
Don't be so sure missingm Jan 14 #44
Agreed. Garland failed miserably. Dems have to stop appointing rethug AGs ans FBI heads. brush Jan 14 #16
Agree.... PortTack Jan 14 #11
Yes, Magoo48 Jan 14 #17
I think we are still trying to really figure out how a decent and intelligent person lost the election hadEnuf Jan 14 #30
I appreciate your thoughtful response * Oopsie Daisy Jan 14 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Jan 14 #50
Un record. nt William769 Jan 14 #9
You mean Ron Klain's biggest mistake liberalmediaaddict Jan 14 #13
Who made the decision? Cirsium Jan 14 #18
The answer might surprise you! mr715 Jan 14 #32
Well, yes, Garland and his Israel/Gaza policy n/t markpkessinger Jan 14 #20
I think dems and indies are pretty split on Israel/Gaza elias7 Jan 14 #33
Sending Israel $2 Billion worth of Arms on the way out the door is very hard to defend n/t markpkessinger Jan 14 #40
Agree, should have replaced Merrick the Meek republianmushroom Jan 14 #21
Absolutely! Replaced right away. Never even considered, to be honest. Not the correct temperament. somaticexperiencing Jan 14 #24
Unfortunately.... kentuck Jan 14 #25
Honestly, we're losing one of our greatest Presidents. Joinfortmill Jan 14 #27
What would have changed? Self Esteem Jan 14 #28
it seemed pretty obvious to me early on samsingh Jan 14 #29
Debating when ailing with a viral infection elias7 Jan 14 #34
stop kidding yourself Skittles Jan 15 #51
I think Biden's biggest mistakes were ReRe Jan 14 #36
Drumpf was kept in play on purpose VBNMW Jan 14 #41
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