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Apr 5 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
1/Just listened to my #SistersInLaw co-host @JoyceWhiteVance answering great questions from @JoyAnnReid. I admire both & almost always agree with Joyce, but I'm with Joy on the issue of AG Garland's slow pace. Justice delayed creates impression that Trump is above the law &...
2/...lets his lies infect upcoming primaries. Similiarly, the delay in acting on a clear case of obstruction of Congress by @MarkMeadows puts him above the law &,even if he's about to be indicted for a substantive crime, inaction on his obstr emboldens others to not cooperate,...
3/Joyce is right that there may be cases in development, and one could be announced tomorrow and we wouldn't & shouldn't know (don't want AG to violate rules I criticized Comey for doing) but many crimes were committed in plain sight and require action now.
4/Additional charges can be filed separately or the indictment amended to add them to the initial charges. Some have Statutes of Limitations about to run so can't delay. That's why the AG should act without further delay. Or, at lease, assure us that an investigation is underway.

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