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Republicans expect Trump indictment after midterms

Republican aides and strategists privately expect Attorney General Merrick Garland to pursue an indictment of former President Trump within 60 to 90 days after Election Day, predicting the window for prosecuting Trump will close once the 2024 presidential campaign gains momentum.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3710063-gop-bracing-for-trump-indictment-soon-after-election-day/
BackyardShaman · 61-69, M
Actually I predict it also, based on current DOJ policy. One thing might speed it up and that would be realtime evidence of espionage by Trump occurring, as then it could be classified as the emergency it already is.
@BackyardShaman If they had that information, they would have arrested him already.
BackyardShaman · 61-69, M
@LeopoldBloom I agree, but I’m thinking it still could show up.
@BackyardShaman The damage may have been done already. The CIA reports that an unusual number of undercover foreign assets were assassinated in 2021.
And rightly so. Trump is a criminal

“You need to find 11,780 votes, you can recalculate, you’re a Republican, you’ll be a hero”

Clear case of attempted election fraud
@MarmeeMarch To be fair, he didn't "ask" anything, much less for a recount, but I think it should be a question for the jury as to what he intended and how it was perceived.
@MistyCee pretty clear what he was doing when you put all the evidence together .

And he hasn’t stopped lying .
@Ryderbike Remember:

“I would like you to do us a favor, though”

Trump is not a novice at this, and he's spent a lifetime at it.
RuyLopez · 56-60, M
It appears Garland will have his own scalp to worry about after the mid-terms.

Rand Paul
“I think we have to know under what pretense they think this is right?,” Paul questioned, adding “This is really something that’s going to require an investigation,” Paul said. “And I wouldn’t be surprised if the investigation leads to abuse of power that this could even lead to an impeachment of the attorney general.”

Josh Hawley
At a minimum, Garland must resign or be impeached. The search warrant must be published. Christopher Wray must be removed. And the FBI reformed top to bottom.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2022/08/10/merrick-garland-could-be-impeached-over-fbi-trump-raid-n2611564
@RuyLopez sounds like DURHAM chuckle
RuyLopez · 56-60, M
@LordShadowfire Yep. That is exactly right.
RuyLopez · 56-60, M
@Ryderbike You are slime. I don't debate slime. Only decent human beings get that courtesy and you definitely don't qualify.
And how will that go with a Republican Senate, House and Supreme Court? Appeal any verdict to the Supreme Court? Just asking. I have no idea but I do know the Republicans put those Judges into the Supreme Court for a reason.
@Pitchblue Split that up, please.

As far as the House and Senate go, there are already stated plans/threats to impeach Garland.

SCOTUS is an independent entity, and the odds of it getting a verdict on a Trump indictment before the 2024 election seems pretty slim.

I think we need to think big picture here. SCOTUS is doing its part, as evidenced by Roberts' stay on the tax returns, but we need to keep in mind that this is a war and that no single battle is determinative.

Keep in mind, Trump could even be convicted of a lot of crimes and still be elected in 2024, and that in and of itself would help serve a lot of MAGA goals.
@MistyCee The Supreme Court did just rule against Lady G. BUT Charles Koch has as much influence in the Supreme Court as any Judge after getting the last 3 Republicans appointed.
Not all Republican aides and strategists are idiots nor do they necessarily lie every time they open their mouth.

This window looks pretty realistic to me, albeit I'm not 100% sure Garland will be that predictable.

Sure, they might be pushing for Garland to get it over with, and at the same time getting ready to attack any later indictment as blatantly political, but the longer Garland waits, the more political it will seem, and at this point, the harder I think it will be for him to hope for a conviction, barring support from stuff like the New York/Trump Org, and GA election stuff, which ideally he maybe shouldn't even be factoring in to prosecutorial decisions.
You’re mistaken if you think Garland would indict before every single stone is turned over,

Garland knows the political climate. He will make certain every T is crossed and every I is dotted.
@Ryderbike As a former judge, Garland is extremely cautious. I'd feel better if he was on the Supreme Court and the AG was a former prosecutor like Preet Bharara. I listen to Bharara's podcast, and all I can say is that man's talents are being wasted.
If there fabricated evidence holds up to get there indictment....we will see
@Bodymindsoul If he's never indicted, we'll never know. But Hillary was never indicted, yet right wingers still say she's guilty. Trump was in office for four years and other than facing a Congressional hearing, nothing happened to her.
@LeopoldBloom we'll never know about hillarys e mails either....
Truth is the common man will be kept the dark ...they tell you what they want you to know
@Bodymindsoul We would know if Twitler had investigated them. But since there's nothing there to investigate, nothing happened to her. It's been far more productive to bleat about crap like "heremails" and Hunter's laptop on right wing media.
Garland has no choice since he took an oath.
@Ryderbike The DOJ likes to win cases, and tends to take ones that will be a slam dunk. That being said, the stolen document case will be much easier to prosecute and win than charging him with sedition for Jan. 6.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
That's about the time I figure it's coming. Regardless of who's in office at that time.
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@MarmeeMarch No one said Twitler would be arrested while he was president. But in the past two years, we have:

Jan. 6
Georgia election interference
Stolen documents

So he’s at much greater risk of indictment and isn’t protected by being president.
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