...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.[AG Merrick] Garland seems more concerned about the perception of a political prosecution than he is the perception of a DOJ paralyzed by politesse and standards and norms that the suspects don't respect in the least. Does Garland think that [Jack] Smith won't be attacked for being a partisan hatchet man? Hell, the incoming House of Representatives is warming up to put Garland on the griddle along with half the administration, which also will batter the credibility of the ongoing investigations. And tossing the January 6 prosecution to a special prosecutor strikes me as a critical abandonment of the post to which Garland was appointed.
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The "circumstances" are simply not that "extraordinary" here. The guy is a private citizen suspected of a crime. That's all he is, no more and no less. There's nothing magical about declaring yourself a candidate for president. You are not then blessed with the magic oil of immunity. That's not a "Get Out Of Jail Free" Card. If it were, Harvey Weinstein would've filed for the New Hampshire primary in 2016.
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Garland's clear responsibility is to root out whatever crime and corruption there was during the previous administration*. It is to present to the country a clear indication that a defeated president* cannot call out the mob whenever he pleases. It is not—repeat, not—to try and shield the DOJ from Fox News and from the hysterics of yahoo congressmen on a spree. He is the chief law enforcement official of the United States. Enforce the damn law, and do it yourself.
Charlie Pierce
UPDATE: Rebuttal
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