A black kid accused of stealing a backpack killed himself after 2 years of waiting for a trial in Rikers. You think they had surefire evidence before they locked him up? Fuck no. I don’t know why you’re making excuses for an utter dereliction of duty entirely inconsistent with the justice system.

If I gave a speech like Trump’s and led people to storm a capitol and beat and maim police, I’d be arrested on the spot. But Garland was too worried about norms. “Oh, we shouldn’t arrest the president, it’s never been done before” well yeah, a president hadn’t tried a coup up until then either.

Garland was not AG until March 2021.

Cops murdered George Floyd for a suspected fake $20. No evidence. People get arrested for bullshit all the time. Yet you’re sitting here defending the people who sat on their hands after Trump committed fucking SEDITION. What the fuck is wrong with you?

And all of the cops were tried and found guilty.

Do you have a reading comprehension issue or something? You seem to not be able to respond to the very simple question of why they treated Trump and cronies differently than they would anyone else who is suspected of a crime.

I have already explained it.

Even if they just spent a couple nights in jail and were bonded out, it would have at least been *something* but instead they all got to walk around free continuing the coup plot. This level of cowardice emboldened and enabled the insurrectionists.

Good job holding water for fascists you dumb fuck

You have not in any way, lol. “Arrest” does not mean “convict.” Suspected criminals are arrested and held daily. Why should these suspected criminals not have also been booked and taken to jail to await trial?

The stupid magat traitors were arrested as soon as they were found.

If it was enough to arrest the foot soldiers, it should have been enough to arrest and hold the ringleaders.

If I were to convince someone to assault a cop, we would both be arrested. Trump convinced a thousand plus people to assault cops in a coup attempt, on live television, and no one did shit. You’re absolutely part of the problem with democrats.

Arresting Trump should have been his first action, not a little whimper at the end so he could pretend like he fucking tried. Apparently, though, it worked, since people like you just throw up their hands and say “oh no, what could be done!?” A lot could have been done.

You wouldn't be arrested right away unless the police saw you or there was a witness. You sound like a child. This is not television.

The January 6 Comm took over a year and the Smith investigation took that long as well. Trump was indicted on that and stolen documents but the corrupt USSC and Aileen Cannon prevented the trials bf the election.

Like I understand how the system works, there’s no guarantee Trump and cronies would have been convicted. But they absolutely should have been arrested and held at the *very* least.

There was no proof at the time.

You don’t need fucking PROOF to arrest someone!! You need it to *convict* someone. How are you this fucking stupid?

No, but you are.

Okay, they should have been arrested and held without bail until trial. That’s what would happen to anyone else. Why do you think coup plotters should be treated differently than everyone else?

There was no video. 30 Rs testified against trump to the Jan 6 Comm. That takes time. Who decides about release on bond? Do you know?

The fact is Garland is a giant fucking pussy who waited and waited and waited so he didn’t have to make a decision, because he’s a gutless coward.

You’re missing my fucking point. Cops don’t wait for evidence before arresting people, dude. Just watched a video of a black guy get arrested and beat the fuck up for an expired tag. There was enough to *at least* arrest and hold the people responsible, just from the live footage.

This involved conspiracy. NOBODY WITNESSED THE PLOTTING OF 147 MOCS TO THROW OUT THE VOTES OF PA AND AZ. NOBODY WITNESSED THE 84 FAKE ELECTORS SIGNING FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS. WHAT DID YOU SEE MTG DOING?

But we all witnessed Trump summon a mod to DC and unleash it on the capitol in an attempt to overturn an election. We saw cops getting beaten at HIS command. We watched in horror as he sicked that mob on his own vice president. Once again, anyone else does that, they’re arrested and held til trial.

It sounds a lot like you believe Trump should be above the law.

Sounds like you have no idea how the law works.We are all frustrated, disgusted and angry. Complain to Rs. They could have found him guilty when he was impeached. They could impeach him now.

I don’t understand what is not clear here. Police arrest people for *much* less, with less evidence, all of the time. Why do you think there should be a different set of rules for elected officials? You have yet to answer this simple question.

BECAUSE THIS WAS A CONSPIRACY INVOLVING 200 PEOPLE. NOT A BROKEN TAIL LIGHT, BAR FIGHT OR ROBBERY.

Right.. and the people who were suspected of it should have been arrested and held until trial. Just like they’d do to someone suspected of robbery.

The DA has to prove probable cause to a judge for the police to hold you. You are embarrassing yourself.

It’s absolutely insane to me that you really think “oh there was nothing we could have done!” and think that’s defensible. People are arrested and held every fucking hour on less evidence than what we saw on live tv. The only reason that didn’t happen is because Garland is a coward.

Maybe I need to make this simpler. If I have a speech that ordered a mob to go to the capitol and “fight like hell” resulting in the maiming of police officers, would I be arrested and taken in for questioning? Yes or no,

Once again you’re fucking holding water for fascists and cowards who didn’t do enough to stop the takeover of our institutions. They did not take every step they could. They did not treat Trump and co as they would normal citizens suspected of a crime. And you’re defending that cowardice.

How is inciting a coup on live television, resulting in the brutal beating of police officers, not enough to hold someone? I *guarantee* that same speech with that same outcome would have led to an arrest if it were you or me.

Once again I don’t know why you’re defending these fucking cowards. Their inaction is the reason we live under authoritarian rule now.