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11 Aug, 4 tweets, 3 min read
The implication of these tweets by @tribelaw and @danielsgoldman is that a criminal investigation of DJT has not yet been launched and that, left to its own devices, DOJ is ready to let Trump skate. I’d be shocked if that were true.
I don’t think it’s constructive, at this juncture, to insinuate that DOJ is supine on Trump’s insurrection crimes. If @tribelaw’s and @danielsgoldman’s intention was to stir public opinion in favor of prosecution, and so support the DOJ, all well and good.
But to do so by suggesting that DOJ is, thus far, inert on the most consequential set of crimes in our history is unhelpful, IMO. There are more constructive ways to rally support for DOJ prosecution of Trump.
If @tribelaw and @danielsgoldman do have information that there is not yet a DOJ investigation of Trump, they should be transparent about it. I’d certainly like to know if that is the case. All hell will break loose, but that’s as it should be.

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