Impious Jade
Doom-ridden atheist feminazgul. Social justice assassin. She/her, they/them.
Joined Apr 2022
@RationalLeft Truth. I think plenty in the GOP are too law-and-order to actually entertain the idea of defunding the institutions that uphold it in the US.
Also, MTG is a few sandwiches short a picnic.
I haven't given up on the DOJ investigation or the possibility of criminal charges on a federal level for TFG & his cohorts. I see a lot of cynicism about it, & I understand that: justice is hellaciously slow, & men in power are rarely brought to justice for their crimes.
I don't think it's time to give up yet. Garland & Smith are good people with a strong loyalty to the law. Give 'em time.
So Smith will have what he needs to continue to do his job.
Just 3 episodes to it so far, it started a few weeks ago. Very informative about the process.
Good news: the incoming GOP Congress cannot defund the Special Counsel. They don't have control over how the counsel is funded.
Listening to Mueller She Wrote's podcast, "Jack", on Special Counsel John 'Jack' Smith. https://muellershewrote.com/
Oh cool, I hear DOJ is already on the case & has been doing a criminal investigation already. All they need to do is take the evidence from the Congressional Committee & add it to their own.
That makes me feel way better. #Jan6thCommittee
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Skepticism of the DOJ is based on one thing: Ignorance.
Garland runs a tight, leak-free ship. Some people have taken this lack of visibility into ongoing criminal investigations to conclude that he isn't doing his job. That's a stupid, unfounded conclusion, and one that directly helps the insurrectionists who are sowing doubt in the process.
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The January 6 committee has done literally everything they can possibly do, and they did it before the republicans could take the house.
Hats off to them!! 👏🏻 👏🏻
What an amazing job they all did.
& that includes doing justice for whoever it is you're investigating: for if you are not thorough & fair & proper, then it becomes a persecution instead of a prosecution. #Jan6thCommittee #Jan6thInsurrection
An investigation *must* be thorough in order to stick, if you will - in order to be right, & correct, & procedurally sound. You have to get it right the first time. There aren't any second chances.
& with something of this magnitude, there are mountains of evidence to deal with. It takes a long time. It has to. #Jan6thCommittee #Jan6thInsurrection
It can be aggravating to see how slowly the gears of justice work, how long investigations & hearings & processes take. I want to see Trump & his ilk behind bars NOW.
But this isn't how it works. The gears *must* turn slowly, for they must grind finely. #Jan6thCommittee #Jan6thInsurrection
Whoaaaaaaa - sanction of Congress ppl for failing to respond to subpoenas?? OK who's that? #Jan6thCommittee #Jan6thInsurrection
OK who's the really serious-looking blond guy behind Raskin who keeps nodding sagely? #Jan6thCommittee #Jan6thInsurrection
I seriously hope anyone who sided with or supported TFG is having kittens right about now. #Jan6thCommittee #Jan6thInsurrection
Annnd, BOOM! Trump, Eastman et. al. referred for prosecution.
Here we go, setting the framework for referring prosecution... #Jan6thCommittee #Jan6thInsurrection
I thought she'd turned into a lich already. Shows you what *I* know...
WTF, was that Kelly fucking Conway??
@RetiredLEexec I know, it's pretty weird. I can't stand the man for his politics & general sliminess, & I also can't imagine wishing brutal violence on him, ever. #Jan6thCommittee
Same with any of the members of Congress, or their staff & aides. It would've been unimaginably brutal.
Diehard Trump supporters are not good, gentle people. #Jan6thCommittee
Impious Jade
Doom-ridden atheist feminazgul. Social justice assassin. She/her, they/them.
Joined Apr 2022