DOJ announces they are adding 131 new attorneys to work on Capitol attack investigation

[EleanorR]

Good news!

Link to tweet

[lagomorph777]

1. "any level" ? For realz?

I sure hope so.

[brush]

2. 14 months after? It took that long to realize this was needed?

Who woke up? And what about trump?

[secondwind]

4. Perhaps Trump is one of the reasons for this...

[Scrivener7]

17. Trump should have been a reason 14 months ago.

[ZellyCabMem]

28. Garland

Inexcusable that this is just now happening. Holder would never have let it go this long.

[Fiendish Thingy]

30. No, Holder would have said "we're looking forward", and ignored Jan 6 completely. Nt

[OrangeJoe]

37. Got that right

Just like he turned a blind eye on the banksters.

[Fiendish Thingy]

39. And torture. Nt

[Bev54]

11. If I remember correctly, Garland requested funds from congress

to hire more attorneys. I don't know how long it takes to get the funds.

[Scrivener7]

16. Right? It's ridiculous.

[2naSalit]

19. Perhaps this is in response to...

The recent revelations about Ms Thomas.

[getagrip_already]

20. Different attorneys are needed at different points....

Usually as you get close to an indictment you need attorneys specializing in specific areas like forensic accounting, or international law, or constitutional law, etc.

You don't need them during investigation or analysis.

Or it could be they want someone to run to starbucks.

[COL Mustard]

44. That's what you have gofers for

Or temps, or whoever. You can't bill them hours standing in line @ SBUX!

[DENVERPOPS]

52. Just how long

do they think that it will take to get them "up to speed"........
April-May-June-July-August-September-October.

"SOMEONE" should have realized what they were up against on January 7th, and immediately hired hundreds more DOJ people than this. In addition to hundreds more FBI agents, and Secret Service Agents. And, all screened for "closeted" loyalty to Trump and Republicans.

[pecosbob]

3. I don't care about prosecuting the rioters any longer...they should be prosecuting the planners

[secondwind]

5. I think this is where it is headed......... just my to cents.

[Hortensis]

40. Yes. More people as it heats and speeds up.

And while we're on the subject, for the first time in history, a federal judge just ruled that a sitting president committed a crime. His ruling also states the need for "investigating and pursuing accountability for those responsible."

[lastlib]

45. I don't really see it as a "ruling".....

IANAL, but it strikes me as more of a dictum, an aside--but a darn sharp-pointed one, too pointed for DOJ to ignore, IMHO.

[Hortensis]

46. Oh, yes, the statement at the end isn't a ruling. I heard Frank Figliuzzi

say what you just did -- that when a federal judge makes a statement like that it reverberates through the investigators'/prosecutors' offices.

It's a really big deal.

[Bev54]

7. I think that is why they specifically stated "at any level"

[L. Coyote]

18. Thankfully, that's not how Justice is served. AG Garland said it best, go after everyone.

[Fiendish Thingy]

31. The Oathkeepers indicted for seditious conspiracy are 1 degree away from Trump.

You want to drop their prosecutions?

[pecosbob]

48. My indirect point was that we have at least three tiers of justice in this nation

It would be a refreshing change to actually see 'masters of the universe' go to jail.

[The Wizard]

66. yes

[Bev54]

6. I would love if Pomeranz is one of them.

[gab13by13]

12. I see where you are going with that.

He even works for free.

[Bev54]

13. Why do I think there may be a lot who would volunteer?

[pecosbob]

47. Sorry...replied to wrong post.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

67. ..Pomeranz? Are you referring to ffg?

[malaise]

8. Great news - in time for the hearings

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

[gab13by13]

10. The wheels of justice grind slowly

103 days since the select committee sent the criminal referral to DOJ.
75 days since the Michigan AG sent the fake elector referral to DOJ.
Don't know how long its been since the National Archives asked DOJ to find the missing confidential documents.

[Fiendish Thingy]

34. The wheels of Justice don't GAF about your impatient day-counting.

How many days since the SCOTUS ruling against Trump’s privilege claim and the resulting document dump?

How many days since Pence’s COS, who was in the room when the coup was being plotted, since he testified?

Why don’t you include the day counts for those events that are critical to the investigation of the Trump crimes?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. It was already the biggest FBI investigation before this request. Seems more indictments coming. .nt

[Cha]

15. Rt💕🤷‍♂️TY

💙💛

[bucolic_frolic]

21. this is also a cost of the insurrection

They're not fining these miscreants enough

[Kaleva]

22. Other sources say the DOJ is requesting funds to hire the attorneys

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. This makes me smile

[msfiddlestix]

24. I'm hoping against hope this "news" is a lot older than date stamp indicator

cuz if this is really truly factually new "news: issued today on March 28th of 2022, I'm gonna sit down have a cleansing cry session.

And after that, do like I've had to do all my life since I was youngster. Accept the horrid gut wrenching facts at face value, and move the fuck on.

Because this tease is just that, a fucking tease. An empty, hollow, tease.

Designed to keep us strung along, just long enough for other major events to capture our attention so that this simply fades into history.

all of the kings horses and all of the kings men galloping off into the sunset with all of the peoples goods.





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[Earthrise]

25. Hurry up! (n/t)

[Emile]

26. They would never make it on the assembly line!

[dchill]

27. More than 131 days too late.

131 days ago, I'd have said it's about damn time. Today, I say, keep stalling so no Republicans get indicted before the 2022 midterms.

[DownriverDem]

33. Exactly

I don't get how folks don't see that this is better timing wise.

[SheltieLover]

29. Good!

[DownriverDem]

32. It's not too late, in fact

the closer to the Midterms the better. I really don't think folks who keep complaining understand how politically this is better.

[Achilleaze]

35. Republican traitors deserve justice

Lock them up.

[spanone]

36. ...K&R...

[Hekate]

38. Good

[Lonestarblue]

41. Perhaps this is in response to the judge who said Eastman and Trump most likely

committed a felony in regard to trying to prevent Congress from certifying a legal election. The judge would have read Eastman’s emails and known exactly what was in them. Having a federal judge point out the likelihood that a crime was committed could be forcing Garland off the fence to get moving.

[calimary]

42. Hey, whatever works!

SOMEBODY needs to face consequences!

[Sogo]

43. Best news all day!!

[L. Coyote]

49. 750 cases from Jan 6, more than the vast majority of US Atty's offices prosecute in a year.

Link to tweet

[Xoan]

50. Depressing to think ...

it took Garland this long?

[BigmanPigman]

51. About fucking time. Is he going to wait another 130

days to actually wrap this up? Before the midterms?

[FakeNoose]

53. How did they come up with that odd number?

I'm glad they're doing it - FINALLY!

[jaxexpat]

63. After careful deliberation and an exhausting....

POLITICO poll, it came about that 131 was the most likely number to play well in that all important Kansas City demographic and step on the minimum of toes in both the Sacramento and Sarasota communities. Justice will be served, shaken, not stirred. Don't forget to tip your waiter.

[BobTheSubgenius]

54. This is excellent news!

[twodogsbarking]

55. A million dollars to the one who puts Trump in prison.

Has to be years, not hours. Winner cannot be named Rudy.

[DeeDeeNY]

58. How many attorneys does it take to listen to a taped phone call??

Trump is on TAPE telling the Georgia AG to “find” him the 11,000 votes he needs and giving veiled threats.

[uponit7771]

59. NICE !!!

[reACTIONary]

60. My understanding is that this is a request for funds in Biden's budget proposal...

The president's budget proposal is largely a symbolic document that is meant to score political points and set a direction for the party. It signals intent, it is aspirational, it's something a bit more, but not much more, than a press release.

I'm not sure how the DOJ is going to add lawyers before the budget proposal is enacted. And I'm not sure if it will actually be enacted.

[empedocles]

61. Suspect DOJ has already added/transferred, more staff to the Capitol

attack investigation, with more to come.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

62. YAY! Leave no stone unturned. Expose all the fascist cockroaches

to the light of day.

[llashram]

64. for god's sake

indictments!!! please...hurt them. They still want to hurt our democracy and us...I hope there are pissed off tigers in those additional attorneys

[whyzayker]

65. Sally Yates for AG!

Justa thought.