Merrick Garland: What would you say you do here?

After Carroll, a former magazine writer, wrote in 2019 that Trump raped her, Trump - while in office - accused her of lying and said he’d never met her. Carroll is among about two dozen women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct. The brief argues that Trump, like any president, is covered by federal laws, including the Westfall Act, that protect federal employees from being sued for actions taken as part of their jobs.

I didn’t know that raping people was part of the job of being president.

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Metaphorically.

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this better be some dustin hoffman sleepers shit

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Just give him the fucking pension you god damn monster.

https://twitter.com/joshgerstein/status/1407437318772903940?s=21

If you don’t test for cases of corruption, then there will be no corruption. Donnie Dumb Dumb’s twisted logic is the real infectious disease.

There’s a reasonable argument that due process for remedying misconduct by a president is impeachment.

My dad informed me that Merrick the Bounty Hunter is “going after them” and was not at all amused by my claim that dawg is not, in fact, going after them.

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Fuck this guy so hard. I’m actually glad he didn’t get SCOTUS. Well, not really. But kind of.

So what you’re saying is that he sucks less than he possibly could? Yeah, I don’t disagree. He could suck even more than he actually does. I guess that’s something.

This articulates what I’ve been trying to say much better than I can:

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1410177097042173960?s=21

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https://twitter.com/AP/status/1417147949344305154

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they’re still playing by the old rules, if we don’t prosecute them they won’t prosecute us. what a fucking moron, it’s like this shitbag has been in a fucking coma the last 5 years

When they hang Garland in the Washington Mall in 2025 its going to be hard to feel anything other than a satisfying “Told Ya So”. They just won’t allow themselves to get it.

This is truly fucking disgusting. And spare me the “she’s qualified” takes.

https://twitter.com/davidlat/status/1417213226492772355?s=21

Lol Kagan. This is why everyone hates Democrats, reason #1,733.

https://twitter.com/davidlat/status/1417228896899112963?s=21

Yeah, I think this one goes in the poor media choices thread. Important update!

Correction: After publication of this story, the Justice Department and Commerce Department inspector general revealed additional information to indicate the declination to prosecute took place during the Trump administration. This story has been corrected to note this information.

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So Merrick Garland doesn’t suck? Or he just doesn’t suck YET regarding this particular topic?

I mean, Bill Barr deciding not to prosecute Wilbur Ross isn’t exactly an exoneration of Merrick Garland also deciding not to prosecute Wilbur Ross.

It’s not clear to me if the IG made a recommendation, if so I suppose this is slightly less bad. What seems beyond dispute is that Wilbur Ross lied under oath and will face zero consequences.

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