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"The [Jack Smith] report is a sad reminder of the futility of truth in the age of Trump and a subtle, yet still brutal, indictment of the Supreme Court’s unprecedented grant of presidential immunity."

~ Lisa Needham


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Public Notice · Jack Smith reminds us of the futility of truth in the Trump eraBy Lisa Needham
William Lindsey :toad:

"Now we will see the ramifications of this epic failure to prosecute what I had called 'the most important case in U.S. history.'”

~ Rick Hasen


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electionlawblog.org/?p=148172

@wdlindsy I think Marcy Wheeler's done a pretty good job of refuting the claim that Garland dragged his feet.

emptywheel.net/2024/12/30/the-

But Garland and Smith were up against a system that moves slowly, especially with Trump's own foot-dragging and his enablers on the bench, from Cannon all the way up to Roberts.

And, perhaps most disturbingly of all, an electorate that ultimately decided it was fine with putting him back into office.

emptywheel · The Opportunity Costs of Conspiracy Theories about Merrick Garland - emptywheelYou have a choice. You can spend the next few weeks making a big stink about the fact that the aspiring FBI Director tried to help Trump steal classified documents. Or you can spend it clinging to false claims about Merrick Garland so you can blame him rather than John Roberts for the fact that Trump won.