Barb McQuade Thread: DOJ is aware of all of these facts

[L. Coyote]

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[Grasswire2]

1. and here is Professor Tribe's response:

"This thread feels to me more like wishful thinking than hard-headed assessment."

[hlthe2b]

5. Tribe respects McQuade, but he personally knows/taught Garland. He's also indicated at least a few

communications with Garland (doesn't mean they spoke about anything directly, but he does have some sense of the man).

The truth likely lies somewhere in between. I can't imagine there have not been ongoing quiet investigations/discussions and those assigned to closely follow the 01/06 investigations (and others, including GA).To what extent that would qualify as active DOJ "ongoing investigations" is the question.

Arguably, regardless of what is or isn't going on, DOJ has not been OVERTLY and aggressively pursuing Trump et al. Perhaps the "biding their time" approach has merit. I see little but risk.

[L. Coyote]

9. What Clarence Thomas Did Was Illegal Says Laurence Tribe

[canetoad]

2. This is not tfg admin

" The idea that people at DOJ are not doing their job is based on the absence of leaks. To me, that just means they’re doing their job well."

Barb McQuade

[Scrivener7]

3. She has faith based on the lack of evidence of investigation. That's nice for her.

But not a new or remotely convincing argument.

[Deminpenn]

4. No idea if DoJ is or isn't investigating,

but considering all the endless hooha that would erupt if it were revealed DoJ is investigating Trump, I'd keep things under wraps, too. We saw what happened when Comey, then Barr decided they needed to inform the public of what was happening.

[empedocles]

6. +1

[L. Coyote]

7. Also, gathering intelligence on the targets all the while, reading their communications, etc.

is a component of building a case and following leads. More time can lead to a rock solid case.

When you need to wiretap suspects who are also political leaders, you better keep a lid on it.

[OnDoutside]

8. Nothing will happen.