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LudwigPastorius

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Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 01:49 AM

Jan 14

I actually agree with most of your sentiments, but "fuck Jake (sic) Smith" is not one of them.

If you look at the conclusion section of his report, he basically says that there was no standing DOJ policy about whether or not to take Trump to trial, and that the decision to drop the indictments was all Merrick Garland's.

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The Report Means Nothing [View all] angrychair Jan 14 OP

Username checks out... LudwigPastorius Jan 14 #1

Right. H2O Man Jan 14 #3

Ad hominem attacks are a weak argument. Irish_Dem Jan 14 #13

100 % Agree The Felon skates free and shoves it in our faces. Bread and Circuses Jan 14 #2

The worst part is that all his crimes were conducted on worldwide TV in primetime LearnedHand Jan 14 #4

who is Jake Smith? Skittles Jan 14 #5

Relative of Jack Smith? KS Toronado Jan 14 #6

My bad angrychair Jan 14 #15

While I do agree with most of your post, johnnyfins Jan 14 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Patton French Jan 14 #8

Wrong. The report documents the history of trump's crimes. brush Jan 14 #9

Jack Smith is deffo NOT a villian in this. Garland waited FAR too long to appoint him (closing in on 2 years too long). Celerity Jan 14 #10

Jack Smith is not to blame. He did his job, his duty to the American people. mucholderthandirt Jan 14 #11

Not all Germans survived Hitler. intheflow Jan 14 #16

Yes it is a hollow gesture to a large extent. Irish_Dem Jan 14 #12

Jack Smith DID HIS FUCKING JOB. At least be informed before you torching everyone. Oof. themaguffin Jan 14 #14

Jack Smith did all he could. Fuck Merrick Garland. Autumn Jan 14 #17

Of course it means nothing. There are no consequences. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 14 #18