What Will AG Garland Say Today?

[MineralMan]

I don't know. Only he knows. So, I can't see the utility of predicting what someone will say on the day he will say it. I know that everyone has the privilege to be able to predict things like that, but I don't understand why anyone would do so.

It just makes no sense, really. Will he give us hope, or dash our hopes? I don't know. Will he make an announcement about indictments? I don't know.

What I do know is that we will find out what he is planning to say the moment he says it. That's good enough for me. Then, I may have a comment on what he said. Or not.

[gab13by13]

1. I'm glad he is going public.

Neal Katyal made a comment yesterday that contradicts what the wait and see crowd have been saying. Katyal said that there is a written clause that DOJ should follow in cases involving our national security, that Justice needs to make a public statement when the country is demanding it. I butchered what Katyal said, but the point is, Merrick Garland is following that guidance because he has been put under pressure by the citizens of this country to give us a statement, no matter how ambiguous it may be.

Yes, believe it or not, the subscribers to DU count as citizens of our great country and our voice deserves to be heard by DOJ.

[RandPaulsNeighbor]

2. With His Record

He will probably talk about some obscure banking violation committed by a low level player and claim that the wheels of justice churn slow, but true.

I, of course, hope it is something big and not a listing of charges and guilty pleas for a bunch of pasty morons brainwashed by Fox News.

[gab13by13]

3. A lot of pawns have been arrested,

meanwhile the rooks, knights, bishops, queen, and the king are still out there pushing the insurrection.

[RandPaulsNeighbor]

5. I Have Not Lost Hope, Yet

But, he better bring more than a case count and be patient simple people.

[Thomas Hurt]

4. Won't be any specifics of course. I am guessing generalities and vague statements about...

the ongoing investigations. Cheerleading and stats on how many of the trump thugs have been investigated and are being prosecuted. Yeah Team! I doubt we will hear a word on the money men and coordinators of the insurrection. Certainly won't hear anything about the Pig himself, and no questions afterward.

[MineralMan]

7. As I said, we will know what he says when he says it this afternoon.

That is true. What you wrote is pure speculation. Such speculation was the subject of my post.

[panader0]

6. Could he announce a Special Investigator?

Probably not.

[MineralMan]

8. He could announce anything. I do not know what he will say.

That is my point.

[gab13by13]

10. He needs to, if he does I will sing his praises.

[RKP5637]

9. ... will be interested to see your comments after his talk. His talk should be interesting.

Hopefully it will relieve some of the anxiety, etc., etc. among the populace as to what is going on in the DOJ.

[MineralMan]

11. I'll probably join one of the threads following his remarks.

Whatever he says will probably not be adequate for some. I expect to see continued sniping at him and the DOJ, regardless of what he says. I suppose that is unavoidable. I hope he says something substantive, of course.

[JohnSJ]

12. What I know is that they choose to announce this publicaly, which does build up expectations, and if

those expectations are not satisfied, there will be a lot of criticism toward the DOJ

I suspect those expectations are holding those responsible for the January 6th insurection will be high on the list

[PTWB]

13. What's changed?

You just wrote that you don't understand why anyone would make predictions about what Merrick Garland will say during this press conference.

One week ago you made a prediction yourself about what Merrick Garland and the DOJ will do this week. Quoting your post last week: "Hint: Expect big things to start dropping, beginning next week, the first week of 2022."

What's changed since your prediction on December 28th and today?

Link to your prediction

[MineralMan]

16. I predicted big things to begin happening during the first week of 2022.

AG Garland is making remarks today about it, on Wednesday of that first week. That's a big thing. So, I got that right. He has been pretty silent up until today. He breaks that silence today. What will he say? I do not know, but I will know as soon as he says something.

I did not predict what those big things would be, though, did I? Nor would I. I do not know. I am not there in the DOJ.

[PTWB]

17. Wow.

Are you saying that because your predictions were vague, they're OK, but folks who are making more specific predictions are wrong to do so? Such audacity.

You'd better hope Garland says something notable. If he merely gives a broad overview about the folks already charged and makes a commitment to upholding the law, without addressing the elephant in the room, that certainly will not count as any sort of "BIG THING" as you predicted.

Are you now saying that you don't have insider information?

[MineralMan]

18. I've never claimed to have insider information.

I do not have any such thing.

You say, "You'd better hope..." Whatever. What I will actually do is wait to hear what he says. Then, I'll probably have something to say about what he says. I don't know what he will say. Do you?

[PTWB]

19. So now you don't have insider information to support your predictions?

You wrote this one week ago: "Hint: Expect big things to start dropping, beginning next week, the first week of 2022."

What "big thing" do you expect to drop this week, MM?

[BlackSkimmer]

21. I bookmarked that thread too.

Most predictions here tend not to come true, in my experience.

Gosh, how many have there been? Tfg will quit before the election, tfg will quit six months, one year, two years in. Tfg will die of a heart attack, a stroke, syphilis, Covid…Gaetz will be indicted imminently…gah, the list is endless.

[PTWB]

22. That's true, most predictions fall flat.

I just could not believe my eyes when I saw OP admonishing those making predictions when he himself was making predictions merely a week ago. Now he's clarified that the predictions he makes are OK because they're vague. He says that the predictions he doesn't like are slightly more specific and thus not OK to make.

[MineralMan]

27. See this thread:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216217980

I stand by my non-specific prediction.

[PTWB]

28. You still have a few days left this week for something big to happen!

Your prediction might come true yet.

[MineralMan]

29. LOL!

[PTWB]

30. The week isn't over just yet, MM!

Don't despair.

[Paladin]

14. I'm prepared to be underwhelmed. (nt)

[AngryOldDem]

15. I'm not getting my hopes up that it will be much of anything substantial.

Probably one more statement saying how the DOJ is continuing its investigation and is committed to upholding the Constitution.

If I’m wrong, I’ll gladly eat my words with relish.

After the Hannity and Navarro revelations, I really don’t know what more evidence they need.

[jalan48]

20. Whatever it is, it will be said very softly.

[jcgoldie]

23. I don't see the utility

Whats the point of posting an open ended question about something that hasn't happened, thereby eliciting responses and predictions, only to criticize the act of making predictions??

[XanaDUer2]

24. Kick nt

[MineralMan]

25. He's making an excellent job of his remarks, it seems to me.

Sounds like he's on it, along with voting rights. I'm encouraged. This is a strong speech from our AG.

[XanaDUer2]

26. Nt