RE: “We don’t have that kind of time” in reference to how long DoJ takes to successfully prosecute crimes:
Yes we do. We always have time for the rule of law, due process, and defendants’ rights. Can someone explain to me why we “don’t have time” to wait for the rule of law? 1/
Yes we do. We always have time for the rule of law, due process, and defendants’ rights. Can someone explain to me why we “don’t have time” to wait for the rule of law? 1/
The midterms don’t have anything to do with DoJ except they don’t indict political stuff within 60 days of an election. The 1/6 committee, on the other hand, could be in jeopardy. But if (god forbid) Dems lose the house, they will make criminal referrals to DoJ before 2022. 2/
DoJ is in place until at least January 2025. And if by “you don’t have enough time because of 2024” you are saying DoJ would stop investigating, that’s irrelevant because if a republican wins, they will simply pardon any charges anyhow and democracy will be in peril regardless 3/
And if we rush to indict or make prosecutorial errors, as they did in 1983 with Lavalle for criminal contempt of congress, or more recently with Bill Cosby, we could make grave errors and lose the case at trial. Imagine Trump being acquitted again. 4/
So, my friends, we DO have time for due process and rule law to ensure a case in which prosecutors can obtain AND maintain a conviction at trial (as is required before you can even indict anyone per federal criminal procedure). Law school takes a long time for a reason 5/
Only in an idiocracy do we get law degrees at Costco and rush investigations, and only in an autocracy do we sacrifice due process to jail defendants without honoring the rights afforded them by the constitution. 6/
If we ignore the rule of law, due process, and rights afforded criminal defendants by the constitution in favor of arresting people before charging them, or charging them without sufficient evidence- then we’ve lost democracy already. 7/
That does NOT preclude DoJ from charging Donald w/ obstruction from the Mueller report. I could be wrong, but I don’t think there’s any more evidence that needs to be gathered there. The new US Atty that would charge him only got there 11/5 because of senate GOP stonewalling. END
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