Steven BeschlossHow quickly Merrick Garland responded to President Biden’s possession of classified documents.
How slowly he’s responded to Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents.
"Extinct" Onceler@StevenBeschloss He knows his allies won't oppose him in this, won't think it problematic. Unlike the allies of TFG who find anything remotely consequential towards TFG problematic.
Derek Henry@StevenBeschloss yep, two years to start investigating trump, two weeks on biden. Incompetent Garland is hands down the worst AG EVER.
Roadskater, Ph.D.@derek60216 @StevenBeschloss Wow, you are young. You wouldn't believe some of the AGs this country has had.
And that's while I've been alive.
SFamericano@derek60216 @StevenBeschloss Actually, I place William Barr as the worst… and the most corrupt. He weaponized the Justice Department.
Army Girl@StevenBeschloss I'm sooo disgusted with the NoJustice system.
My other account@StevenBeschloss According to a post by Benjamin Witte's yesterday this move to designate a Special Counsel was necessary by law.
Catherine Schmidt@StevenBeschloss that’s politics I guess
Don Watkins@StevenBeschloss He didn't need to subpoena the President's records because he's an honest man.
Robin from Colorado 🇺🇸🇺🇦@StevenBeschloss correction:How fast the media knew about the Trump stolen docs case (MONTHS of no coverage or leaks) and how fast the media knew about the Biden mistaken retention.
Ton Chrysoprase@StevenBeschloss I mean, if Trump had returned he docs when the archives asked for them, he wouldn’t have reacted at all. As bad as the entire shit show is, Biden is primarily punished for doing the right thing.
Jetgirl@TonChryso @StevenBeschloss bingo. Sometimes we feel the same way; penalized for doing the right thing. It’s atrocious.
Brenda Feaster@StevenBeschloss Yeah, wtf is with that? Trump is an ordinary citizen! Why the fuck hasn’t he been indicted and arrested? All the evidence is out in the open! If it was, you or me, we’d be in jail by now!
bysteveguthrie@StevenBeschloss Totally agree, but to be fair, Trump and his lawyers strung the lot along for quite a while. But yes.
JR@StevenBeschloss I have posted nothing on this , just because I find it so appalling. Trump did everything short of burning Washington DC to the ground with no action from the DOJ. Every two to four weeks , for four years, there was a “this has never been done before “ outrage. But let us for a moment focus on the COVID PPE self dealing by government insiders. These activities involved former government employees with a fairly clear paper trail. Yet no action. Corruption.
Sandhu@StevenBeschloss Dems side is always playing defense and trying to look like the heroes/good guys, the other side just rams through whatever they want to do and do not ever care what the Dems think.
Atlanticus@StevenBeschloss Merrick Garland is acting in fear of something which is inevitable: endless right wing ridicule.
Alexander Ruthol@StevenBeschloss
No one is scared of democrats.
Not just the speed, but that there was an appointment at all, is a result of everyone being scared of republicans.
Because republicans exact revenge against anyone who doesn't do as they want, getting them fired and forcing them to find new schools for the kids to get away from the death and rape threats, while democrats abide by rules, ethics, and morals.
squirrel_j@StevenBeschloss D on D screwup: aggressively police to show we are above the fray! D on R screwup: soft glove to show we are above the fray! R anything: pound the D.
Rich Fraser@StevenBeschloss You know this is a massive false equivalence based on the false notion that Garland waited "two years" to investigate Trump when in fact the investigation has been going on for almost that long? Right?
Amanda@StevenBeschloss I want to know why he appointed Robert Hur, a Trump appointee and, maybe worse, a partner at Gibson Dunn. Why is nobody talking about this? Gibson Dunn is the biggest defender of corporate overreach, including defending Chevron from the people of Ecuador, big tobacco, and trying to get the Indian Child Welfare Act overturned. Does this not seem problematic to anyone else???
CallMeShoiley@StevenBeschloss We better be hearing another verse of "no collusion, no obstruction" because THIS time, it's the truth. And I hope the "we can't indict a sitting president" crowd hasn't forgotten that was their Justice Department sacred policy.
It's just amazing how much they walk on egg shells for the TFG/bully and bend over backwards not to offend him.