One way to counter the anti-Merrick Garland rage is with facts (here is how complex investigations work, here's the evidence we have of what is happening).
Another way perhaps is to ask: If a president removed an AG because of a pressure campaign by political partisans. . .
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Another way perhaps is to ask: If a president removed an AG because of a pressure campaign by political partisans. . .
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https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1466777186514440197
. . . who are demanding specific prosecutions, wouldn't that itself be politicizing the DOJ, which is exactly what Barr and Trump tried to do, which we all agreed was destructive to democracy?
Garland continually answers his critics by saying "They will follow the facts."
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Garland continually answers his critics by saying "They will follow the facts."
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One of the pillars of democracy is an independent prosecutor. In an autocracy, the autocrat decides. In an era of mob rule (i.e. lynchings) the mob decides.
As our democracy is set up, the prosecutor decides.
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As our democracy is set up, the prosecutor decides.
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Consider this:
What would it mean for the future of American democracy if prosecutions of political leaders have the appearance of being politically motivated?
That's why the DOJ needs to ignore the noise and keep following the facts.
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What would it mean for the future of American democracy if prosecutions of political leaders have the appearance of being politically motivated?
That's why the DOJ needs to ignore the noise and keep following the facts.
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If you think that prosecutions will "fix" the problem, and that the longer the prosecutions are delayed the worse the problems will get, well, of course, you're frustrated and impatient.
See ⤵️
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See ⤵️
https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1466418447395348480
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