Merrick Garland gets grilled about why he's not prosecuting Trump

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I would love to see the SDNY pursue the Stormy Daniels matter and indict TFG

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[Mike Nelson]

1. Hmm...

... I'm still pro-Garland. ...but not prosecuting Crooked Donald because "he's no longer a sitting President" is a very weak excuse. he can't be prosecuted when he's President and he can't be prosecuted when he's not President? That's stupid.

[dchill]

2. You're right. No two ways about it.

Only Steven Seagal is Above the Law.

[Carlitos Brigante]

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[Poiuyt]

12. Yuk

[triron]

3. That's not what he said. He said DOJ doesn't comment on guit or innocence if ongoing investigations

[agingdem]

4. Garland's not going to reveal his hand..

he'll bring charges when his case is ironclad...he's a smart guy...he knows the pressure is on...he'll produce when he's ready...

[PortTack]

5. A voice of sanity..thank you!

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[msfiddlestix]

6. I truly wish Cohen pressed him on the point of running out the clock, etc.

Although Garland of course didn't explicitly say so in the hearing, he gave himself and the DOJ cover on the point of no commenting on investigations until a charge is being brought, the follow up from Cohen should have questioned the policy of running the clock on a criminal running for office, especially campaigning for the office of the presidency.

No comment until charged would be fine if the practice of running the clock or burying, shutting down investigations for political and other reasons wasn't a well established mode of operation for both FBI and Justice Dept since the beginning of both institutions.

I'm reminded of how corrupt both institutions have notoriously been just on the Whitey Bulger case.

I'm not sure either institutions are concerned about repairing their credibility in a meaningful way beyond some sort of PR campaign.

[DarthDem]

9. That's Not What AG Garland Said

Rep. Cohen, in his question, briefly summarized the procedural history to date of the Stormy Daniels matter. Rep. Cohen stated, as part of that summary, that per DOJ policy, Mr. Trump could not be indicted while he was a sitting president. Rep. Cohen then stated that Mr. Trump is "no longer a sitting president."

AG Garland then simply responded that the DOJ doesn't comment on ongoing investigations until there is a charge.

So Garland's response does not merit any anxiety at all among Democrats and opponents of Mr. Trump. In fact, you could more reasonably read it the other way.

[lagomorph777]

7. It's about time. But not for Stormy Daniels! INSURRECTION!!!

[Blue Owl]

10. But he is sitting all day... on his fucking gold toilet

[Patton French]

11. Getting his ducks in a row

Better to be methodical than move too fast and lose.

[MOMFUDSKI]

13. did someone lock

Sally Yates in a closet? This mealy-mouth should go.