Jay KuoAug 10, 2023

There’s been much criticism of Merrick Garland for taking as he did to get where we finally are. But I see things a bit differently, based on how his Justice Department laid the groundwork for these new and novel charges against Trump. Read my analysis here:

https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/was-merrick-garlands-approach-correct?sd=pf

Was Merrick Garland’s Approach Correct All Along?

I’m going to say something that might make me a bit unpopular. From where I sit, Attorney General Merrick Garland has taken a logical and reasonable legal path all along. How can I say this, though, given that January 6, 2021 is now more than two and a half years behind us, and ex-president Trump was only just this month charged with federal crimes such as obstruction of Congress and conspiracy?

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It would be a lot better for the country if it were the summer of 2022 or 2021.

It may be true that it was not possible to do it faster, but that may lead to future histories stating that American democracy was doomed by its inability to deal with an demagogue who was willing to exploit the Byzantine weaknesses of the constitution and system of justice

Aug 10, 2023 at 6:09pmWeb
Show threadPamela EhnAug 16, 2023
@CDunnPasadena @jaykuo no. That’s a feature, not a bug. You don’t want to make it super easy to prosecute defendants (most of whom are already at a disadvantage). We already have 2 million Americans locked up, many of whom don’t need to be there. If we make it even easier to prosecute people, how many prisons are we going to have to build?