emptywheelNov 19, 2022

As I noted on the failing bird, Garland's cited recent developments, plural, in appointing a Special Counsel yesterday.

The more urgent development is probably the GOP majority in Congress, not Trump.

We know, eg, that Scott Perry is almost certainly a subject of the investigation (they already seized his phone). If Jim Jordan is, too, that by itself would require the SCO, since Jordan will be HJC Chair demanding info on investigation.

Show threademptywheelNov 19, 2022

If all the GOP Members of Congress who were on the pardon list are under investigation (with Perry and Jordan, Biggs, Gosar, Gaetz, Marge), that gets you to 6 of a likely 7 seat majority.

Then there are two freshmen MoCs who were at Jan6, Van Orden and Santos.

The MoC exposure BY ITSELF justifies a Special Counsel.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/15/derrick-van-orden-jan-6-congress/

They rallied in D.C. on Jan. 6. Now they’ll join Congress.

Derrick Van Orden attended the Jan. 6 « Save America » rally and marched to the Capitol, though he says he never entered. Now he's headed to Congress.

The Washington Post
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@emptywheel initially I thought appointment of a special counsel was a bad idea. Because whomever was appointed would need time to get up to speed, it would only serve to delay. But now that I hear things like this AND Jack Smith’s resume, I think it was brilliant.
Nov 19, 2022 at 2:16pmWeb