Mar-a-Lago Filing Shows Merrick Garland Must Move Quickly to Indict Trump

[Nevilledog]

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“If DOJ waits much past mid-Nov 2022 to indict, even if a conviction occurs, Trump’s appeal might not be complete before this administration ends,” and the resulting wiping out of his conviction would undercut accountability. Good advice here:

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Mar-a-Lago Filing Shows Merrick Garland Must Move Quickly to Indict Trump
The priority should be true accountability for Trump, meaning the possibility of criminal conviction.
9:18 AM · Aug 31, 2022

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/08/mar-a-lago-merrick-garland-indict-trump-quickly.html

Accountability is the foundation of a law-bound society. When criminal misconduct by the powerful goes unpunished, belief in obeying the law is undermined.

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice laid out damning new details in its latest legal filing regarding the court-authorized Mar-a-Lago search, details that make it clear that Donald Trump likely committed serious felonies. In the DOJ’s new court papers responding to a Trump lawsuit requesting a special master be appointed to look through the seized documents, the DOJ provided photo and documentary evidence of this extensive lawbreaking.

First, there was a photograph of several classified documents—including at the top secret level— that had been found in Trump’s personal office drawer and placed on the floor for photographing. Further, the DOJ presented to the public for the first time the June affidavit from Trump’s lawyer swearing explicitly, and falsely, “on behalf of” Trump that “[a]ny and all documents or writings in the custody or control of Donald J. Trump and/or the Office of Donald J. Trump bearing classification markings” had been turned over to investigators in response to a lawful subpoena.

The DOJ further reported that when FBI agents came back to perform the court-authorized search of Mar-a-Lago on August 8 after evidence emerged that the affidavit was false, “over one hundred unique documents with classification markings—that is, more than twice the amount produced on June 3, 2022, in response to the grand jury subpoena—were seized.” Finally, the DOJ stated that it had evidence that “that government records were likely concealed and removed” as part of an effort to obstruct the DOJ’s investigation. Again, this is quite the damning list of evidence of Trump’s wide-ranging criminal misconduct.

Given that accumulating evidence, some federal indictment seems increasingly likely. But whether Trump will pay any real price depends on when Attorney General Merrick Garland proceeds and what he charges.

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[Brainfodder]

1. Before this admin ends in 2028?

I like the SOON idea anyhow!

[getagrip_already]

2. trump hasn't even gotten a target letter yet.....

Which means it isn't before a grand jury with him as the target.

Given his personality, we would know. He would use it for fund raising....

[Bev54]

3. I always thought that they put any indictments or public notices on hold for 2 months prior

to the election that they are running in. Trump is not running for office in this election (and I doubt the next) so please explain to this Canadian why they have to wait anytime to indict him?

[Nevilledog]

4. No legal reason to wait.