Merrick Garland’s legacy facing 'enormous' implications as Trump cases implode: analysts

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-26 03:00:41 | Updated at 2024-11-26 05:34:21 2 hours ago

Merrick Garland’s legacy facing 'enormous' implications as Trump cases implode: analysts
MSN ^ | November 25, 2024 | Erik De La Garza

Posted on 11/25/2024 6:48:00 PM PST by DoodleBob

Attorney General Merrick Garland’s mark on the Justice Department could come down to one case – Donald Trump’s election subversion prosecution that collapsed today under the weight of a long-standing DOJ policy against hauling a sitting president into criminal court.

The development will likely hurt Garland’s legacy, according to two political analysts who concluded on Monday that the attorney general’s failure to timely appoint special counsel Jack Smith to investigate Trump’s criminal matter wound up sullying the prosecution.

“I also think we need to take a look at how long it took Merrick Garland to appoint Jack Smith,” said CNN political analyst Ana Navarro. “It took him, what, almost two years to get this done. But for that, it could have been a very different result today.”

The remarks came Monday on CNN’s “AC360” during a discussion about the prospect of Trump weaponizing the federal government to seek retribution and revenge from his political detractors once he reemerges in the White House in January.

Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin echoed Navarro’s view while offering his perspective on how Garland will be remembered when he vacates his position as the country's top law enforcer.

“This case could have gone to trial,” Toobin said. “If this case had been brought promptly, the delay in naming Jack Smith at all and in the whole investigation at the higher level, is something that, you know, is going to be an important legacy of this administration."

Toobin noted that had prosecutors successfully secured a conviction against Trump in the Jan. 6 case, or the Mar-a-Lago classified documents action, he would have been facing “very long prison terms.”

“The magnitude of Trump's victory here is so enormous,” Toobin told

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: garland; merrickgarland; toobin; trump

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There is a long list of utterly despicable and detestable people from the Biden years who can be name The Worst Of Them All….Biden, Harris, Fauci, to name a few.

But Garland may be the Grand Prize winner.

Garland transitioned to Mary Garland, a vindictive 12-year old girl who’s weaponized her tantrum at not being on SCOTUS.

Mary will not rest until everyone who she blames for her non-coronation feels her pain or worse.

Anyone who ever sees Garland in person, rather than protest, should shake her hand, look into her cold, dark eyes (black eyes…like a dolls eyes), smile, and say “you STILL aren’t on the Supreme Court….HAHAHAHAHA!”

1 posted on 11/25/2024 6:48:00 PM PST by DoodleBob

To: DoodleBob

“attorney general’s failure to timely appoint special counsel Jack Smith to investigate Trump’s criminal matter wound up sullying the prosecution”

They left out the key fact that Garland had no authority to appoint special counsel.

2 posted on 11/25/2024 6:50:10 PM PST by Jonny7797

To: DoodleBob

Alvin Bragg is still trying to hold on to his case with Judge Mechan, right?

3 posted on 11/25/2024 6:50:46 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)

I can give you a hand.

4 posted on 11/25/2024 6:51:14 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )

To: DoodleBob

“Merrick Garland’s legacy facing ‘enormous’ implications as Trump cases implode: analysts”

Thoughts & Prayers for Merrick’s legacy…

5 posted on 11/25/2024 6:55:54 PM PST by IncPen ("Inside of every progressive is a Totalitarian screaming to get out" ~ David Horowitz)

To: DoodleBob

Oh, he will have a legacy all right.

6 posted on 11/25/2024 6:56:16 PM PST by madison10

To: DoodleBob

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