So how appeasement will the DOJ and FBI give to Trump.

[Texaswitchy]

The passport thing.

Stand up to Trump.

Once you start giving in when does it stop.

Slippery slope.

What does Trump have to do really.

He has to be stopped at some point...

Garland stand your ground...

Trump only understands strength.

[Walleye]

1. Maybe they gave him back his passport to see if he would try to flee

These feds in law enforcement can be kind of crafty

[brooklynite]

5. Maybe they gave him back his passport because that's the legal thing to do

DOJ has no right at present to restrict his travel.

[Walleye]

6. I don't see why he still has a diplomatic passport. Maybe they also have a 10 year term

[brooklynite]

9. Its an expired passport. I have many of mine.

[Walleye]

11. Oh I guess I've always turned mine in before. Maybe threw it away who can remember

But if he was legally entitled to have it back, I have no problem with it

[BannonsLiver]

19. They generally return them to you when you renew

Typically they use a hole puncher as well as another means of making sure people know it’s no longer active. Notice I got through that without a humble brag about how many passports I have, unlike the other responder.

[ProfessorGAC]

29. My Expired Ones Are That Way

There's a couple holes punched all the way through them. I don't recall any other marking, though they may be there.
My current one is near expiring. Have to get a new one, I guess.
I think I got my first one in 1983, but not sure.

[brooklynite]

25. All those great visa stamps.....

[LeftInTX]

32. Former presidents retain diplomatic passports

It says "Former President of the United States" on it.

[Walleye]

33. Ok. That clears that up thanks

[rsdsharp]

2. How is obeying the law appeasement.

Unless the passports are covered under the scope of the warrant, DOJ has no right to them.

[Texaswitchy]

3. This is the start.

The passports were a test.

There will be more demands.

Trump is a flight risk

Not that he couldn't just disappear one day on a boat or private plane.

[Saboburns]

12. No, that's not correct

It was illegal to take his passport at this time. As in not allowed by law. An oversite by the FBI. Which is why the FBI informed him of the mistake and brought it back BEFORE HE EVEN KNEW IT WAS TAKEN.

That's right, his passport was returned to him before he asked for it.

After which he tried to score points with his base by lying about how it all went down.

Naturally.

[brooklynite]

4. Why would you assume "appeasement" in the first place?

People seem to search for new ways to be anticipatorally critical of Garland's performance.

[Texaswitchy]

7. Because Trump is waving his private army around.

The message he sent to Garland about taking off the heat ..

I have been busy with my new granddaughter but I have been keeping up with the news.

Threatening the FBI agents family....

The Judge has death threats..

[brooklynite]

8. And nobody is "caving"....

The Judge is holding a hearing on the affidavit.

The DOJ is continuing its investigations and prosecutions.

[Texaswitchy]

10. I really hope so

It is early days yet..

Anyone but Trump would be locked up in a deep dark hole

The secret documents he had.

A padlock on a closet door to protect the documents.

I hope it was a set up with the camera watching....

[Texaswitchy]

13. My daughter who just had a baby girl has been on maternity leave.

She works for the Federal government...

She has a really high security clearance.

I know what it took for her to get it...

For Trump to walking around free is not right.

If he gets any punishment it will be home confinement.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

18. ....

If he gets any punishment it will be home confinement.

You know this for a fact? Because you're stating it as a fact.
Do you have a shred of evidence that this is true?

No, you don't, but I can see that you're another one of the doom and gloom crowd, nothing the AG or the FBI does good enough.

[Hortensis]

26. Problem is so many people become committed to being right,

and their "right" is failure. Determining on failure is always a losing position; doesn't matter if it's being done as an emotional shield to lessen the pain, failure's still failure.

But for the life of me I don't see how anyone could imagine at this point that it's not TRUMP and company whose best chances are through appeasing the DoJ and other governments coming after them. At least dozens in the tRump camp have already made some kind of deals ( "please don't hurt me" ) and are spilling some or all of their guts. Appeasement.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

28. +100. nt

[MarineCombatEngineer]

15. LOL, what a fucking joke....

Because Trump is waving his private army around.

An "army" that's proven, so far, to be just as inept as he is, so far, they're 0-3.

Threatening the FBI agents family....

The Judge has death threats..

Maybe you haven't heard, but the FBI are going after these MAGAt's.

https://www.abc27.com/news/top-stories/pa-man-arrested-for-making-violent-threats-towards-fbi/

Pa. man arrested for allegedly making violent threats towards FBI

It's been all over the news, and there are several threads right here on DU about this.

[Texaswitchy]

22. They better.

Look at what almost happened to the Governor of Michigan.

Some of his army know what they are doing.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

23. You're accusing AG Garland of appeasement because Benedict Donald's passports were

returned to him, that's not appeasement, that's the law, which AG Garland is strictly following.

I don't know where you come up with appeasement because he was following the law, but you are clearly wrong.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

14. JFC!!!!

AG Garland is standing up for the RULE OF LAW, but thanks for your concern.

[Texaswitchy]

17. I hope so.

Trump stoled top secret information.

Some of it maybe sold already.

Found at his home.

You or me where would we be now.

There is law for the rich and law for the rest of us .

And they let him keep documents in a closet..

And finally had to go take it...

[MarineCombatEngineer]

20. There is a process the AG has to follow, like a GJ indictment first,

which, last time I looked, hasn't happened yet but the wheels of justice are turning and turning faster.

[BannonsLiver]

16. Is there a translation?

[MarineCombatEngineer]

21. Yeah,

AG Garland not moving fast enough, Benedict Donald is not going to be indicted, blah blah blah.

You know, the usual from some.

[Texaswitchy]

24. I was never Garland fan.

I guarantee you Trump will flee the country or go on house confinement.

He will never get the punishment he deserves.

My daughter was warned about what would to her if she walked off with secret documents.

What makes Trump so special...

Garland will not lock Trump up.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

27. Blah, blah, blah,

you're making assumptions without any basis of fact.

[Texaswitchy]

30. Just remember where you heard it from..

Garland will never put Trump in jail..


A lot of people will maybe go to jail but not Trump.

Garland and Trump's lawyers will reach an agreement.

A settlement.

Home confinement.

Do not get your hopes up.

That is if Trump does not flee the country.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

31. Again, not based on fact. nt