Merrick Garland Is Easily the Worst Attorney General in U.S. History..

[pxmcc]

so Merrick Garland spent his first two years asleep at the switch before the bipartisan Jan. 6th Committee embarassed him into investigating Trump for his multiple felonies, including sedition and treason. Garland prosecuted a bunch of low and middle level offenders instead of going after the Kingpin and the Inciter-in-Chief, the Orange Clown..

Garland got one conviction after another of the Jan. 6th insurrectionists while completing ignoring the one party who instigated the entire traitorous, treasonous insurrection to overthrow the duly elected government of these United States.

so instead of the Traitor-in-Chief spending the rest of his sad, sorry life rotting in the federal pen as he deserved to do, the Orange Clown ran out the clock on our lazy, pissant, pussy of an AG who spent two years twiddling his thumbs while the shot clock was ticking down on action against the Felon-in-Chief..

and now the chickens have come home to roost. not only did the Orange Clown run out the clock and pardon all the Jan. 6 insurrectionists who attacked brave law enforcement officers defending the Capitol, but the same traitors and insurrectionists are suing the federal government for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, loss of freedom, wrongful convictions, physical injuries, emotional distress, and whatever other malarkey they can conjure up. and our crooked DOJ is settling with these traitors. Michael Flynn walked away with 1.2 million dollars for "wrongful prosecution" and "political targeting" when he was clearly acting as an unregistered, felonious, paid agent of the KGB and Turkey, for which he received over 500k.

these criminals and the crooked DOJ have made a mockery of our system of justice.

so my question is, is Merrick Garland the worst AG in U.S. history, and whether you believe yes or no, the reasons in support of your position on that particular question.

anything related to fake prosecutions of innocent men by our crooked DOJ would be considered on topic because Garland's abject indolence in failing to timely prosecute the kingpin is why we have a present DOJ that is acting as the Orange Clown's Roy Cohn-style personal law firm to pursue political vendettas against anyone who the president doesn't like, regardless of evidence of their guilt or innocence.

so, the floor is open for your thoughts and opinions, from both the left and the right..

[royamcr]

The Case for Garland (The Defender's View)
Supporters of Garland argue that his cautious, "by-the-book" approach is exactly what the department needed after the perceived politicization of the Trump era. They point to:
Independence: His willingness to appoint Special Counsels for both Trump and Biden as evidence of his commitment to the rule of law over partisanship.
Staff Morale: Efforts to rebuild the ranks of career civil servants within the DOJ.
Civil Rights: Reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division to investigate police departments and protect voting rights.
Conclusion
Whether Garland is viewed as a failure usually depends on whether the observer believes the DOJ should be more aggressive or more restrained. In today’s hyper-polarized environment, his attempt to remain "neutral" has often resulted in him being disliked by both sides.

[royamcr]

Couldn't think of anything of my own so used a little AI to form some thoughts this late. I don't think he is as bad as you are making him out to be. Trump won and that pretty much ended all the work done by the special counsels.

[Lucas McCain]

I thought the best case against Trump was the Georgia case. That prosecutor couldn't have fucked that up more if she tried IMO. I don't care for Garland but I certainly can't blame him for the shenanigans and ineptitude displayed by Trump's prosecution in Georgia. Those folks really dropped the ball on that one with how that case was mismanaged. Again, I can't blame Garland for their poor judgement both in and out of court.

I only used that case as an example in shifting a lot of blame from Garland because I always thought that was going to be the only case that was a sure thing to bring down our anti democratic geezer moron of a president. Unfortunately it didn't and now here we are back in a bad sequel to Trump's 1st term reality TV shit show.

[ICU 812]

Anyone here remember AG Mitchel in the Nixon administration? Everyone next to Nixon was knowingly in on the sculduggery surrounding his re-election and all of the Watergate shenanagans. . . .and that included AG Mitchel.

One may not like AG Garland for a number of reasons, but I do not believe that he was knowingly part of a criminal enterprise. I do believe that Mitchel was.

[royamcr]

Fani Willis got caught up in that relationship that shouldn't have been a thing case wise. That delayed things for months. She didn't do anything wrong really but they made a big deal about it. Trump again abuses the system anyway he can. All he had to do is get closer to the election and win and it would all go away. Can't really pin any of this on Garland as this was a state issue.

[adav8s28]

Originally Posted by royamcr

Fani Willis got caught up in that relationship that shouldn't have been a thing case wise. That delayed things for months. She didn't do anything wrong really but they made a big deal about it. Trump again abuses the system anyway he can. All he had to do is get closer to the election and win and it would all go away. Can't really pin any of this on Garland as this was a state issue.

She may not have done anything wrong. You have to question her judgement . Sleeping with the lead litigator that she hired to prosecute Trump, was NOT a smart move. If she thought she was going to have a relationship with the guy, she should have hired someone else. The Georgia case was the strongest against Trump. Trump to the Georgia Govenor "Please find me 10,000 votes"

[Salty Again]

Originally Posted by adav8s28

She may not have done anything wrong. You have to question her judgement . Sleeping with the lead litigator that she hired to prosecute Trump, was NOT a smart move. If she thought she was going to have a relationship with the guy, she should have hired someone else. The Georgia case was the strongest against Trump. Trump to the Georgia Govenor "Please find me 10,000 votes"

Georgia case was strong?? ... Until the FBI showed the TRUTH! ..

... But, let's get back to Merrick Garland... Who was
seemingly DISAPPEARED! ... Like magic - He's GONE!

Anybody see him around?? ... Surely gotta wonder IF
Garland has been told to lay low...

... Garland knew that he didn't have enough evidence of ANYTHING
to prosecute Trump with. ... Sorry if that FACT surely makes
you lads blue, but that's the way it is. ...

Hmmmm... Ya might say that Garland helped in the Winning ..

#### Salty

[Precious_b]

Originally Posted by Salty Again

Georgia case was strong?? ... Until the FBI showed the TRUTH! ..

... But, let's get back to Merrick Garland... Who was
seemingly DISAPPEARED! ... Like magic - He's GONE!

Anybody see him around?? ... Surely gotta wonder IF
Garland has been told to lay low...

... Garland knew that he didn't have enough evidence of ANYTHING
to prosecute Trump with. ... Sorry if that FACT surely makes
you lads blue, but that's the way it is. ...

Hmmmm... Ya might say that Garland helped in the Winning ..

#### Salty

He returned to private life. Like Pam Bondi.

Works at a private practice. Maybe like Pam Bondi.

Probably concentrates his time on his clients than poke his nose in the current Hill snafus.

But you'll probably be hearing about Bondi more. That's another thread.

[royamcr]

Originally Posted by adav8s28

She may not have done anything wrong. You have to question her judgement . Sleeping with the lead litigator that she hired to prosecute Trump, was NOT a smart move. If she thought she was going to have a relationship with the guy, she should have hired someone else. The Georgia case was the strongest against Trump. Trump to the Georgia Govenor "Please find me 10,000 votes"

I don't see a conflict with having a relationship with Wade. It doesn't affect any evidence or the case.

[Why_Yes_I_Do]

While I can understand the need to be peeved with Garland, because he didn't seal the deal, i.e. put the final nail in the coffin.
Regardless, We're moving on to FO phase.
BTW: FISA swings both ways.

[pxmcc]

it's one thing for an AG to be apolitical-which every AG should practice, despite Trump's AGs which take their orders directly from the president-but it's quite another to refuse to do your job prosecuting corruption and malfeasance just because a potential target is in the other party. Garland refused to prosecute Trump for his multiple felonies because he wanted to appear apolitical.

he might as well have prosecuted no one for Jan 6th. by failing to take down the Inciter-in-Chief, every of those convictions got thrown out by Trump.

imagine prosecuting low level and mid level narcoterrorists but refusing to go after the kingpin. that's pure insanity. you're supposed to use the low level offenders to get to the kingpin, which Garland could have easily done.

he twisted himself into a pretzel until he could no longer do his job. he should have resigned or been fired. he wasn't fired b/c Biden was doing the same thing as Garland, trying to appear apolitical. and now here we are, with the worst president in history, according to non-partisan historians. he even beat out Buchanan..

Originally Posted by royamcr

The Case for Garland (The Defender's View)
Supporters of Garland argue that his cautious, "by-the-book" approach is exactly what the department needed after the perceived politicization of the Trump era. They point to:
Independence: His willingness to appoint Special Counsels for both Trump and Biden as evidence of his commitment to the rule of law over partisanship.
Staff Morale: Efforts to rebuild the ranks of career civil servants within the DOJ.
Civil Rights: Reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division to investigate police departments and protect voting rights.
Conclusion
Whether Garland is viewed as a failure usually depends on whether the observer believes the DOJ should be more aggressive or more restrained. In today’s hyper-polarized environment, his attempt to remain "neutral" has often resulted in him being disliked by both sides.

[Tiny]

How about John Mitchell, Richard Nixon's AG? He actually went to jail for crimes committed in office. And then there was A. Mitchell Palmer during the Woodrow Wilson administration, who was like Joseph McCarthy on steroids. Unlike Joe, Mitch had the power to conduct mass arrests and deportations of alleged Reds, and he used it.

Please note that Merrick Garland had nothing to do with the Georgia case. It was being tried in the Fulton County Superior Court, a Georgia state court.

If you want to accuse Garland of dropping the ball, you'd have to point first and foremost to the case filed in the District of Columbia, for obstruction and conspiracy related to the 2020 election. Regardless of the merits or lack thereof, there's no way a jury in Washington D.C. would have found Trump not guilty if the case had gone to trial. D.C. is populated by Democrats, 12 times more than Republicans. This would have turned out just like the cases filed in Manhattan.

The big difference of course was that Trump was guilty of the charges filed in D.C. And the cases brought in New York were chicken shit. Trump got railroaded in New York. He was prosecuted for political purposes in front of juries that most likely hated his guts.

[pxmcc]

^^agreed about the Georgia case. i'm shocked Fani Willis didn't have more common sense.

Jack Smith was a pitbull prosecutor. he ran into clock issues because of Garland's delays, the Supreme Court helping Trump run out the clock, and a judge in the documents case who should be impeached for making a mockery of the law, Aileen Cannon.

the 2 best cases were the documents case and the Georgia election case, with sedition for Jan 6 not far behind.

and Obstruction of Justice was a slam dunk in the Russia case. treason would have been a close call, but not so obstruction of justice: a newbie lawyer could've gotten a conviction.

the fact is Trump is so corrupt he can't help himself from committing felonies. he's probably committing felonies as i write this..

[pxmcc]

fuckery, fuckery, and more fuckery..

millions of your taxpayer dollars paid out to convicted criminals..

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#timetoimpeach..

#conman-in-chief..

#whatadisgrace..