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50. Perhaps the Intelligence links

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Garland has a full page website at Federalist Society. SheltieLover Monday #1

We have to understand our own complicity. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #3

No idea. Maybe deal eps cut? SheltieLover Monday #10

Maybe because for some incomprehensible reason Dem presidents appoint pukes to AG & FBI? SheltieLover Monday #13

Because Democrats are not qualified to be in law enforcement dalton99a Monday #17

Riiiiight. SheltieLover Monday #19

What year did we get the internet? BidenRocks Monday #59

OMG. That's disgusting. Scrivener7 Monday #7

Yup, sure is. SheltieLover Monday #8

And extremely disappointing ... I'll leave it at that. KPN Monday #47

Do you have a URL for that? Disaffected Monday #28

Sorry. It's the Federalist Society. Here is link. SheltieLover Monday #55

We never had control Mr. Evil Monday #52

Ghislaine Maxwell was still being charged. mysteryowl Monday #53

same reason why Obama / Biden let 'em get away with lying their way into a WAR Skittles Monday #2

How were they constrained, IYHO? OAITW r.2.0 Monday #4

they WEREN'T constrained Skittles Monday #48

Epstein was already dead by 2020, and Maxwell's trial was pending. Ocelot II Monday #5

OK, why no action after 2021? OAITW r.2.0 Monday #6

Because her appeal was still pending? Joinfortmill Monday #34

That's not a reason iemanja Monday #61

Ty for clarifying SheltieLover Monday #14

I appreciate this response and I find it accurate kwolf68 Monday #30

Might interfere with pending/future charges/trials Joinfortmill Monday #36

I applaud your calm and cool response BaronChocula Monday #41

Exactly! Ocelot II Monday #43

Thank you! betsuni Monday #49

It didn't have the high profile it does now iemanja Monday #63

Correct EXCEPT BaronChocula Yesterday #67

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Yesterday #68

The goal of blaming Democrats: they believe in rule of law/the system but the system is irrevocably corrupt betsuni Monday #46

I'm not sure OP was talking about releasing the Maxwell files as much as keeping the issue alive. Ilikepurple Monday #56

TY for posting the actual Legal Aspects Cha Monday #58

They wanted to win on more pressing issues than Epstein, which some felt didn't matter after he got away ... marble falls Monday #9

I am glad that this is a conversation that's happening without being hijacked. It's an important question. Scrivener7 Monday #11

See Ocelot's post 6 above SheltieLover Monday #15

I can think of a few issues Raven123 Monday #12

Your response makes a lot of sense. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #24

What do you mean? tintinvotes Monday #16

I think we ran out of time and, somehow, Trump got elected(?) again. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #20

I don't know why people don't know ... Whiskeytide Monday #23

This is the context I appreciate. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #25

What if Merrick Garland is in the Epstein Files? OAITW r.2.0 Monday #18

If Garland were in the files... sheshe2 Monday #22

That would be too juicy, not to expose. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #26

The Maxwell appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court in 2025. Chemical Bill Monday #21

I guess this is the ultimate takeaway. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #29

And we have, in the past, bent over backward to prevent them from whining. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #76

TBF, they inherited a global crisis and thousands of Americans dying each week. viva la Monday #27

Agree Deminpenn Monday #40

The DOJ was not fighting COVID. We had other governmental departments whose job that was. THIS was the DOJ's job. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #75

My understanding is Presidents stay out of ongoing investigations. Joinfortmill Monday #31

Our side does. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #32

The irony of course is that right wing media (prior to Trump 2.0) progressoid Monday #57

Because in 2020, krasnov was president. niyad Monday #33

Fix to 2021. Thanks. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #35

There were far more pressing things going on in the country, like the pandemic. n/t valleyrogue Monday #37

Ted Lieu: "Merrick Garland dropped the ball." BeyondGeography Monday #38

Impossible! Orrex Monday #44

The important thing is that Garland avoided the appearance of a politcal agenda. Orrex Monday #39

The mistake with Garland was Deminpenn Monday #42

You have to hand it to Garland. AloeVera Monday #62

Exactly iemanja Monday #64

i believe the situation demanded that we do that - we were historically and catastrophically negligent samsingh Monday #45

Perhaps the Intelligence links SamuelTheThird Monday #50

DOJ used to be independent under Biden Johnny2X2X Monday #51

But that leaves the question: knowing what he knew, and he must have known, why did Garland not reveal something Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #71

I don't think he knew as much as we think Johnny2X2X 22 hrs ago #72

They had the Epstein files. He should have known. He should have been briefed on what was in them, and that Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #73

It took a literal act of Congress to get it released Johnny2X2X 22 hrs ago #77

Maxwell's trial didn't end till the end of 2021 zorbasd Monday #54

They did not have to pause iemanja Monday #65

The DOJ was not fighting Covid. The courts and court business continued just as other businesses continued. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #74

Cost of EGGS lrucks1952 Monday #60

What MAGA thought had nothing to do iemanja Monday #66

I ask myself that all the time DET Yesterday #69

The files were sealed, because of the Maxell conviction and appeal standingtall Yesterday #70