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In reply to the discussion: Let's be clear. Tribe and Weissman are full of shit about the Trump investigations [View all]bigtree
(86,013 posts)89. you're using Hur's language to make that point
...really an amazing contradiction of concern over the lies he put in the report.
Not charging Biden is an exoneration. You can quibble over his retention of his diaries, but you can't make that into a crime.
Neither could Hur, and that is an exoneration, no matter how hard the partisan republican worked in that report to cast aspersions on the president's memory and actions.
I'm unconvinced of any argument that Garland should have laid a finger on the report. It's that non-interference which allows the declination of charges to stand without further debate about DOJ medding on Biden's behalf, and certainly not favoratism from this clear partisan republican.
The idea that an attorney general would edit or redact or censor the special counsels explanation for why the special counsel reached the decision that special counsel did? Thats absurd, Garland said Thursday.
If Garland had pulled the report over the passages about the president's age and memory, that's alll that would be highlighted, all that would be discussed.
I'm perplexed and a bit bemused by those who insist we should emphasize the lies in the report above the declination to bring charges. What actual political value is there in turning the discussion back to the lies in the report instead of the exoneration from criminal charges?
That report is not a credible political document. It's a one-sided whinge that Hur couldn't find any evidence Pres. Biden committed a crime, complete with political judgments as red meat for Hur's republican friends and allies.
The ONLY relevant part was the declination to bring charges. Everything else in the report is opportunistic, political pablum.
___The White House on Tuesday said special counsel Robert Hurs testimony before Congress absolved President Biden of any wrongdoing in handling classified documents, just hours after Mr. Hur insisted his investigation did not exonerate the president.
After all this time, the millions of pages of records that have been reviewed; 150 witnesses have been interviewed. The conclusion was there is simply no case here. Case closed. Its time to move on, said White House spokesperson Ian Sams.
After all this time, the millions of pages of records that have been reviewed; 150 witnesses have been interviewed. The conclusion was there is simply no case here. Case closed. Its time to move on, said White House spokesperson Ian Sams.
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Let's be clear. Tribe and Weissman are full of shit about the Trump investigations [View all]
bigtree
Mar 22
OP
If we cannot exist within a shared reality, how can we hope to defeat fascism?
Fiendish Thingy
Mar 23
#96
There's not politicizing the DoJ, and then there's being so afraid of the appearance of being political...
Silent3
Mar 22
#7
You keep on using the term "exoneration," yet Hur specifically testified he did not exonerate Biden.
sop
Mar 23
#88
Posting on the earlier article I said the cheer leaders would be staying up
republianmushroom
Mar 22
#13
You are exactly right. Garland has been a poor AG. The OP poster keeps posting the same crap...
brush
Mar 22
#39
I have no idea. Wouldn't surprise me because of the over-the-top defensiveness.
Goodheart
Mar 22
#44
If you think his job was to win the election, you're making the same mistake Trump made about his DOJ
bigtree
Mar 22
#46
Win the election? No. His job was to prosecute the orange toad and his cabal who lead...
brush
Mar 22
#49
As bad as the NYT article is, it still destroys nearly all of the myths about Garland
Fiendish Thingy
Mar 22
#38
3 year plus is not impatience. Blind to reality is unfortunate though. He's been a poor AG.
brush
Mar 23
#54
Perfect example of a straw man: "Garland did nothing to investigate Trump until Smith was appointed"
Silent3
Mar 23
#71
it was really galling to hear the committee members like Schiff to complain about delays
bigtree
Mar 23
#93
Anonymous internet poster says renowned Constitutional scholar Lawrence Tribe is full of shit. All righty then.
jalan48
Mar 23
#69
I 100% agree. And in the case of Apollo 13, rushing rocket science is exactly what they had to do
lostnfound
Mar 23
#122
Actually, if you look at the number of recs divided by the number of views, the quotient is remarkably low.
Earth-shine
Mar 23
#103
I assume that "number of views" represents people on "both sides" of this argument.
Earth-shine
Mar 23
#106