General Discussion

...I'll just post my summary of Garland's DOJ's efforts (which contains actual facts and details, unlike Ben here who just repeats the 'Garland' slow' meme in his own words) and just let that stand as my response.



source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/us/politics/trump-investigation-thomas-windom.html

from December 2022:



source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/11/politics/jack-smith-special-counsel-high-profile-moves-trump-criminal-investigations/

...so the financial investigation began in earnest in late 2021. Garland took his oath in March of that year.

He not only handled the Capitol riot prosecutions which resulted in over 1200 convictions, but ran the Trump probe at the same time (is he to blame for the pardons, as well?)

He was already getting cooperation from the riot leaders before he formally turned to the WH, and none of that happened on the spur of the moment.

We need to be real about the challenges for the incoming AG, and stop assuming he cared any less about these crimes than any of us. Almost ALL of the evidence Smith used in the indictments came from his boss's team, and his DOJ defended all of it in myriad, successive courts to make it available to use in grand juries and in courts.

Smith reportedly came onboard a 'fast moving investigation' and inherited over 20 Garland prosecutors who had already gathered more evidence than Mueller had when he took charge of his own investigation.

receipts:



From Mike Pence to ‘fake’ electors, here’s who has testified to the January 6 grand jury or met with prosecutors
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/politics/grand-jury-testimony-list-january-6-trump/index.html