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In reply to the discussion: I am perplexed, troubled, and yet unsurprised by all the vitriol being directed at Garland and Hur [View all]
hlthe2b
(102,507 posts)112. Here is what YOUR LIKE-MINDED "friends" want to do with the "ammo" from this report you so love:
and fully defend. 
GOP lawmaker calls on Cabinet to ‘explore’ removing Biden under 25th Amendment
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4457661-gop-lawmaker-calls-cabinet-explore-removing-biden-25th-amendment/
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) called on members of the Biden administration to “explore” removing President Biden under the 25th Amendment after a special counsel cleared him of wrongdoing but painted him as an elderly man with a failing memory.
In a letter obtained by The Hill, Tenney wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday night to share her “grave concerns.”
“After concluding that President Biden knowingly and willfully removed, mishandled, and disclosed classified documents repeatedly over a period of decades, Mr. Hur nevertheless recommended that charges not be brought against him,” her letter said. “Special Counsel’s reasoning was alarming.”
In a letter obtained by The Hill, Tenney wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday night to share her “grave concerns.”
“After concluding that President Biden knowingly and willfully removed, mishandled, and disclosed classified documents repeatedly over a period of decades, Mr. Hur nevertheless recommended that charges not be brought against him,” her letter said. “Special Counsel’s reasoning was alarming.”
How damned predictable (at least for those of us paying attention)
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I am perplexed, troubled, and yet unsurprised by all the vitriol being directed at Garland and Hur [View all]
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
OP
Well, my brain hasn't been working too well because I haven't slept at all last night.
LeftInTX
Feb 2024
#20
Isn't what you say Hur should have done exactly the same as what Hur has done?
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#42
No, when charges are not filed that is what you say...you don't need to write a book and
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#58
Actually, it is the investigation that determines whether the charges are filed or not.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#158
Yes, but without right wing editorializing about Biden's so-called memory lapses.
brush
Feb 2024
#214
I am not usually angry either. And those who know me, understand I have supported Garland and
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#35
Actually, there is excellent logic, especially in retrospect behind appointing a Trumpster
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#47
Biden was not exonerrated...he was attacked with bullshit that helps Trump...again, I don't
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#64
The way Hur explains it, it was a not so sly hit job to prove absence of malicious intent on Biden's part.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#177
Big strong men with tears in their eyes are saying "sir" when they read it . . .
hatrack
Feb 2024
#4
+1. "Sir, please remind me strongly that you have the world's greatest memory"
dalton99a
Feb 2024
#8
Are you agreeing with the OP or the entire REST Of DU that is horrified by this unethical, immoral
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#25
The OP is ONE poster... 'Curious what other positions you've noted lately that seem out of place...
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#34
Yes, primarily that. But the world in general just seems like it is coming apart at the seams
NewHendoLib
Feb 2024
#37
I refrained from name-checking you and your broken record. (Are you going to go after Al Franken again
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#51
Don't worry, I am sure the 'rest of DU' did not include you and some others as well.
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#79
Spend more time...we need you here to combat those who would defend this attack on Biden.
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#39
That should give you comfort in seeing no sighns of Garland not following the fucking rules of his job.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#61
No, lets focus on Hur. the DOJ is supposed to make an effort to appear politically neutral, True of False?
BootinUp
Feb 2024
#68
The editorial commentaries, objectionable as they are, change nothing of the end result,
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#63
They Give An Official Color To A Line Sure To Feature In The Coming Campaign
The Magistrate
Feb 2024
#75
Comey's insinuation that Hillary was crooked and needed an investigation tipped the scales
Arazi
Feb 2024
#139
I'm not. The only thing that surprises me is that it's taken this long for eyes to open. That report was the
Autumn
Feb 2024
#13
I posted that and figured when I got home I would have a message in my inbox. This is not the one I was expecting.
Autumn
Feb 2024
#148
Would the report recommending charges against Biden not be more disgraceful?
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#66
He took two or three years so. Clearly, he was looking for charges. Pence was exonerated with
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#94
Try selling that justice BS to Harris and Biden. Pretty sure with their statements they don't see it as justice
Autumn
Feb 2024
#174
Why on earth would you think that my response has any type of definition in it?
Autumn
Feb 2024
#182
I sincerely do not know how ANY DUer could see this--actually read the report or at least through, unbiased
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#15
I read the report, at least the parts of it that are currently making the news.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#73
Are you kidding? You think saying Biden can't remember shit and willfully took the documents
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#105
You're right, Merrick deserves respect for bending over backwards really far so as not to appear biased.
sop
Feb 2024
#18
Right so he hired a Trumper guy who was actually appointed in Trump's administration by
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#54
And the guy he hired, Trump appointment notwithstanding, rendered a fair decision.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#76
No he did not...it took years and he used a loaded term 'willfully'. Next, he attacked him with
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#108
The terms he used notwithstandidn, do you think finding no criminal wrongdoing on Biden's part
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#126
In this case, their choice of being pissed at to such extent, is rather questionable.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#78
I am perplexed and troubled that you don't see what this Trumper attempted to do.
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#21
I doubt he will. How is that even helpful anyway? I gave Garland the benefit of the doubt. Even
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#28
Was this a hit and run? I note you are not responding to your fellow Duer's questions/comments...
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#38
At the point you posted. Which is not the case now, that I responded to your post in due time
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#103
Here is what YOUR LIKE-MINDED "friends" want to do with the "ammo" from this report you so love:
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#112
No It has not. This gave them the ammo, just like the COMEY press conference became the
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#120
It gave them what they need to do what I just provided you evidence of. Not done previous.
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#129
You appear to concede that the right wingers never needed an excuse to attack biden, and at the same time
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#159
Complete absence of the consequences that you insist occurred because of the report are impossible to feign.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#170
I note that EVERYONE on this thread has been very civil/cordial in their vehement disagreement with
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#173
I offer Hur's report in its entirety and Hur's statements in the context of his report.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#178
I'm sure your reverence for Hur and his report will be welcomed at Breitbart or other RW forums.
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#179
It is not appropriate. So is focusing on appearances rather than the substance of the report.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#88
An expectation of a crime not being committed is not the guiding principle
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#167
So the issues having to do with the due process of law exclusive to the courts
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#93
Sorry. I know a lot of Democrats want Garland to be the poster child for McConnell's obstructionism.
lees1975
Feb 2024
#55
Hillary was exonerated too...but attacked in much the same way, and it cost us the election.
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#109
Now I'm worried about your memory! You believe Comey's announcement on the email investigation
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#136
Not bringing charges is not the same as exonerated. Hur found President Biden "willfully retained and disclosed
kelly1mm
Feb 2024
#89
Yup. If everybody would just keep repeating that *the report found no crime*
Ocelot II
Feb 2024
#115
It isn't a mere "mention" sans consequences, Ocelet II. It was quite clearly intentional, leading to:
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#118
I'll take Biden's position and move on. From Bigtree's post, without attribution.
sinkingfeeling
Feb 2024
#113
Garland can't do a damn thing at this point. This guy should never have been appointed.
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#117
I'm perplexed by your post. There was no reason to stray beyond the decision not to bring
Vinca
Feb 2024
#135
Understandable, you have been a Garland cheer leader since he was appointed, is that not true.
republianmushroom
Feb 2024
#137
I agree that Hillary would have been more diplomatic with her accounts of the investigation, but
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#185
Easy. Barr's conclusion on Mueller's report. Durham's report on Trump's Russia involvement.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#183
So you're saying the Hur report is as bad as Barr's spin on Mueller?
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2024
#199
Any references from the report about what you are talking about, or how they resemble Fox News or Breitbart?
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#181
That, if you read the report, is by far the least of the reasons why Hur didn't press charges.
Beastly Boy
Feb 2024
#200
So, you're "perplexed" and "troubled" that some of us are upset about an ageist, unprofessional, unethical hit job?
Goodheart
Feb 2024
#222
'Confidential' in name only: Merrick Garland's delicate decision to release the Hur report
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2024
#232