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Star Member gab13by13 (15,779 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217795989Question About Merrick GarlandWhy isn't DOJ prosecuting Donald Trump instead of Alvin Bragg and Fani Willis?Same question I had a long time ago, why DOJ never prosecuted the Cyber Ninjas.
Star Member gab13by13 (15,779 posts) 3. I mean, DOJ, prosecuted Michael Cohenand got a conviction. I understand why Bill Barr didn't prosecute Trump but why didn't Merrick Garland, basically the same crime that Cohen went to prison for, yeah Cohen had a few added caveats.
Star Member wnylib (17,400 posts) 18. Seems to me thatTrump's federal crimes are more complex than the state crimes in NY and GA.But I suspect that people who were certain that Trump would never be indicted on anything are experiencing a crisis of identity and purpose and now need to refocus on the things he's not been indicted for. Thst's a sustainable position for them because he will never be indicted for all of his crimes.
Star Member bigtree (83,060 posts) 17. you don't know what Garland had in front of him when he came into office...you don't know what evidence Cohen was willing to share at the time.You don't know what the state of evidence Garland's DOJ had access to, but you insist here that you're certain there was a case to be made.People need to stop pretending they know what DOJ had in hand at the start of Garland's term. Plenty of outside observers raising 'questions,' but anyone outside of THIS DOJ claiming to know for certain why Garland didn't move forward on it is just telling a self-aggrandizing lie.That just makes all of these speculators supposing DOJ should have this case look foolish, posturing like they can see through walls and read minds.Harping on it as Bragg is telling the world that Manhattan prosecutes these cases as standard practice just looks even more ridiculous and begs the question of just whose interest is it in to insist DOJ should have taken on the case?
Star Member bigtree (83,060 posts) 14. there's no chance of a presidential pardon for any conviction in the states. That's important....and it's funny to have these criticisms that DOJ should have taken even more on their plate with over 1000 jan.6 rioters arrested, all of it coming from people busy complaining about too much time taken on the dual investigations in which DOJ is already deep into the grand jury process.How absurd to imagine that DOJ should be everywhere, even where states are stepping up themselves. Bragg didn't complain. On the contrary, he said it was standard practice for Manhattan to prosecute these cases.So who is actually complaining in NY? No one, except people looking to bash Garland like he's omnipotent.
Scrivener7 (47,469 posts) 20. I think we have to think of any DOJ prosecutions of the organizers ofany of these crimes (rather than the Elks Club guys who carpooled in for January 6) as having begun in November of 2022.In those terms, and given all the evidence we are seeing of the pace of Jack Smith's investigations, it appears Smith is moving quickly.
Didn't Nancy do all of the leg work for Garland and hand him an open-n-shut insurrection case against Trump three months ago?
PALM BEACH, FL — As rumors continue to filter in that Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg's attempt to indict former President Donald Trump is falling apart, a new report has indicated Trump's team of attorneys is seeking to exploit a little-known legal loophole through which he can avoid indictment by not actually committing any crime."Not many people actually know this, but not committing a federal crime is a great way to completely avoid indictment," said Joe Tacopina, a member of Trump's legal team. "Having a veritable who's who of attorneys in your corner is helpful to really dig deep and find this type of legal ace-in-the-hole."
