What took them so long? (Did it really need a year and a half to figure out what documents were there?)
I am churning and churning over this. The MAGA, BIG LIE folks seem more determined and united right now.
I feel we had a window of opportunity that Biden and the DOJ squandered. In the several months after Biden’s inauguration many of the GOP, taking signals from McConnell’s cowardly but damning post-impeachment speech, expected Trump to go down for his multiple election related actions, including January 6 and the Georgia phone call. (Dems, we don’t have the backbone to take Trump down, but you do it, please.)
The hot iron we failed to strike, went cool.
A January 6 committee took forever to form, the Georgia and NY investigations seemed to go to sleep or creep along. And unfortunately, we are a country that loves a bad boy (or girl) who “gets away with it.” Combine that with the Trump credo of no consequences means you’re free to intensify, and that he did with his rallies and BIG LIE megaphone. And so many of the GOP that had held their breath drifted back to Trump, as usual. (Yes, the core MAGA group never gives up.)
I know, I know.
it’s better to take our time and build a perfect case than rush forward with a half-baked one. But we don’t live a judiciary time vacuum here. Lost time means more momentum by the MAGA crowd.
Now we have a slate of MAGA BIG LIE Candidates. The Liz Cheney’s got “punished” but none of the big perps did. Now we are close to midterms. Because after all, no one got in trouble for pushing the BIg Lie (especially the Big Liar) and now any legal actions against them are perceived as political only.
From Bonnie and Clyde to John Gotti: felons who skirted the law became folk heroes to admire, until and only until they met a jail cell or worse.
The Oath Keepers and Proud Boys who relented and realize they were misled by Trump, only did so after they met legal consequences.
Whatever Garland and the DOJ know and have planned, they better follow up fast, tell more and CONSISTENTLY. And Biden should join the fight as well- condemning GOP pundits who push conspiracies about Law enforcement with no evidence. No staying above the fray here. Now, it’s either Trump goes down or all Dems will meet MAGA revenge.
Lost time is lost justice. And possibly a lost America.