Laffy👀 Via Katie Phang:
NEW: @senwhitehouse sends a letter to AG Merrick Garland requesting that he appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Justice #ClarenceThomas for his alleged violations of federal ethics and tax laws.
Wiley Miller@GottaLaff
Not going to hold my breath on anything regarding Merrick Garland doing what should be done.
Not going to hold my breath on anything regarding Merrick Garland doing what should be done.
Clayton Slaughter@Wileymiller @GottaLaff
I know he will start the process and make a thorough go of it. And it won’t be quick and it won’t be satisfying because that’s not how legal processes work; they are uncertain.
I’ll take the win that a referral has been made at all.
And the win of making a list publicly available of the bribes.
@schmubba
That's what I thought during the J6 committee hearings, especially when they closed with the committee BEGGING the DOJ to launch an investigation, but Garland sat around for 2 years doing nothing except for going after the low hanging fruit of the rioters. And the only reason he appointed Jack Smith as special prosecutor is when Trump announced his candidacy. If Trump didn't do that, nothing would have happened.
Sorry, but I've lost all faith in Garland doing ANYTHING.
@Wileymiller @GottaLaff
Appreciate how you feel. I felt similarly (but in addition to what you expressed below, I felt helpless to get anyone to do anything about it).
The more I learn about how large scale investigations work, the more I think I was mistaken about nothing being done. I mistook assignment of Jack Smith as the start of the investigation. Jack’s assignment happened when independence was required to continue to proceed with the ongoing investigation.
I’m probably not helping much to reduce your anxiety, I know.
And I do in some small way understand where you’re coming from on this.
Your strips do a lot of heavy lifting for us all in these crazy times. Thanks for all the great work.