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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wish the Fitzmas high-fiving around these hearings on social media would stop
I'm not a legal scholar. My understanding is that all of the evidence in the world can be driven right up to Merrick Garland's front door and he can STILL decline to prosecute.
The evidence doesn't matter, right? Garland can still decide he's not going to get involved. Correct me if I'm wrong here, folks.
I've been through Fitzmas.
I've been through the Mueller Report.
I'll celebrate the DOJ prosecuting Trump when the DOJ prosecutes Trump, not while watching the Jan 6 hearings.
enough
(13,259 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Prepare yourself for a lot of blowback.
(I agree with you BTW)
emulatorloo
(44,131 posts)I ignore social media as much as I am able. Just a suggestion ymmv
PSPS
(13,601 posts)Elessar Zappa
(14,004 posts)BlueTsunami2018
(3,492 posts)Its always Charlie Brown and the football with this orange piece of shit.
Until something actually happens, I find it difficult to believe anything will. He always skates. The GOP always skates.
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NCLefty
(3,678 posts)But who are we to listen to our past selves?!
Skittles
(153,169 posts)as I was just saying:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16810442
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)about the fraud allegations; and the prosecutor in Atlanta. And there are probably others we don't even know about.
Sympthsical
(9,074 posts)What will I see before the end of the decade: George RR Martin finishes the Winds of Winter or Donald Trump suffers significant consequences.
I don't think either of them are in the lead at the moment.
SalviaBlue
(2,917 posts)We dont know how this will pan out. I was here for fitzmas. Im more and more cynical every year. But I dont begrudge the more optimistic amoung us their high hopes. I cringe when I hear optimism being crushed as fitzsmas.
hlthe2b
(102,292 posts)OKAY?
mcar
(42,334 posts)no matter what.
Scrivener7
(50,955 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)MerryHolidays
(7,715 posts)What was a common theme connecting Fitzmas and the Mueller report? Republicans controlled the White House, the Justice Department/US Attorney offices, and the FBI.
Not the case now, is it?
lame54
(35,293 posts)These hearings are restoring our sanity
Rising above the gaslighting
jalan48
(13,870 posts)he ever got started. Hard to have faith in those in positions of power holding Trump and Co. accountable.
Doc Sportello
(7,522 posts)I go back and forth, starting with few expectations beforehand but genuinely impressed by the committee's thorough work and artful presentation. They have done a rock solid job in nailing the bastards so far and some don't like to hear it but Cheney has been great as lead prosecutor in my mind.
I didn't have much in the way of hope this would lead to anything like multiple indictments and prosecutions of high-end traitors because the high level criminals and abusers of power have almost always skated in this country of "equal justice before the law" but I do think history will take the side of the committee in this narrative - if we we still have freedom of expression in the future.
Scrivener7
(50,955 posts)that the hearings are likely to have an important result.
I think it is REALLY unlikely that tfg can win again. I know, I know, I could be wrong, but I really think it isn't going to happen. And that is such a great development. It's like half of what we need.
As much as anyone else, I would like to see tfg go down. More than anyone else bc my family was in NYC construction, and I've seen him ruin and mistreat people for decades.
But just the idea that he won't be in power again is a great development.
I'm happy tonight.
panader0
(25,816 posts)Mueller and his crew spent two years on the report and Barr redacted it in two days.
About half of the report was redacted.
Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)Don't agree with you at all.
Bonx
(2,053 posts)And I think that is what makes me more of a selective human than someone who doesn't believe anything.