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46. Yes, and isn't it amazing...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:15 PM
5 hrs ago

that the members of the Garland Society, as you call them, don't believe that Donald Trump committed any crimes over the past 9 or 10 years that could or should be investigated by a Department of Justice?







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Oh BeyondGeography 9 hrs ago #1
DURec leftstreet 9 hrs ago #2
Great idea! And while they're at it, please subpoena whomever at SDNY requested NM to stop ranch investigation in 2019 SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #3
Years of silence Tetrachloride 8 hrs ago #4
Merrick Garland also has standing Mblaze 8 hrs ago #5
Lol. msfiddlestix 8 hrs ago #6
Agree. Spineless weasels like Garland never stand up for anything. BannonsLiver 7 hrs ago #19
he's trying to appear even-handed here bigtree 7 hrs ago #27
Bill Barr needs to be deposed. poli-junkie 8 hrs ago #7
Yes, Barr and Garland both need to testify FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #13
This!!!!! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #52
Gooooood! Prairie Gates 8 hrs ago #8
🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 Whyisthisstillclose 8 hrs ago #9
Merrick Garland would take the 5th... Escape 8 hrs ago #10
Merrick Garland has never and would never take the 5th. SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #12
Thank you. Well said Raven123 7 hrs ago #26
Epstein-related files could not be legally released during Garland's term because Maxwell's case was still under appeal bigtree 8 hrs ago #11
Here comes the Garland Society. BannonsLiver 7 hrs ago #14
There is certainly grounds for criticizing Garland for his slow prosecution of Trump, but not for this. SunSeeker 7 hrs ago #22
I've heard all those excuses and rationalizations before. BannonsLiver 7 hrs ago #24
Those are not "rationalizations" about the handling of the Epstein files, they're facts. SunSeeker 6 hrs ago #39
When Bondi threw Garland's name at Ted Lieu he didn't disagree with her premise that Garland was delinquent on Epstein BeyondGeography 6 hrs ago #41
Ted Lieu was not implying Garland should have disclosed the Epstein files. SunSeeker 5 hrs ago #44
Exactly. Thank you bigtree. He didn't want to comment because it could endanger the conviction, which was on appeal. SunSeeker 7 hrs ago #16
this expectation of some is a degeneration of norms bigtree 7 hrs ago #23
Sounds sorta like can't fight the fire until the house KPN 7 hrs ago #21
I may have a different interpretation of 'still interviewing witnesses' than you bigtree 7 hrs ago #25
There's some management tools called priorities, assignment of resources, KPN 7 hrs ago #28
none of which have been shown by anyone to have been neglected or mismanaged bigtree 7 hrs ago #31
You have your opinion. I have mine. This was a big deal as KPN 6 hrs ago #38
I literally said none was shown bigtree 5 hrs ago #42
You can't show something that is missing -- like higher priority, greater emphasis, etc. I don't isolate everything to KPN 5 hrs ago #45
we're only talking about points and processes of law. What does 'proof' have to do with all that, you say? bigtree 4 hrs ago #48
UH OH, Escape 7 hrs ago #15
I like to call it the Garland Society. BannonsLiver 7 hrs ago #18
Yes, and isn't it amazing... Escape 5 hrs ago #46
Interesting question. BannonsLiver 4 hrs ago #49
One million files and nothing was done The Blue Flower 7 hrs ago #17
Incompetence or worse? KPN 7 hrs ago #29
Blaming Biden's DOJ is everywhere on right wing social media. progressoid 7 hrs ago #20
Lol. In some ways, I can't disagree. KPN 7 hrs ago #30
We need to have a GOOD answer to this or it will cost us in the election. Currently our answer is that Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #35
THIS. Absolutely. Shed the thin skin and blinders. KPN 5 hrs ago #47
Instead of wasting time on Garland... appmanga 7 hrs ago #32
This. Good idea. Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #34
THIS SunSeeker 6 hrs ago #40
Garland won't tell us anything. Bring on Jack Smith to talk about his investigations. Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #33
The deep of corruption in the current and former DOJ is very enlightening. Pretty obvious walkingman 6 hrs ago #36
Brilliant idea xuplate 6 hrs ago #37
Well there's at least one thing MAGAts and Dems appear to agree on MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #43
It's essentially spring in my area already. BannonsLiver 4 hrs ago #50
So should Barr!!! SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #51
AGREE ! republianmushroom 2 hrs ago #53
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