This is a legit question. First, gap arises from delays that were inevitable w/president and first attempt to prosecute one. That took 21 months at least.
— emptywheel (hyacinth macaw) (@emptywheel) October 12, 2024
Also, it's POSSIBLE Smith is avoiding indicting anyone else until he's sure Trump can't pardon them. https://t.co/ao94hgXzYh
Or let me sum up delay better:
— emptywheel (hyacinth macaw) (@emptywheel) October 12, 2024
1) Trump conspired through lawyers. Each lawyer's phone/email took 9 months of privilege review.
2) Trump hid behind exec privilege: That took 10 months.
3) Immunity Q had to be decided. That has taken a year, so far.
It's also the topic of this week's Ball of Thread (and one we hope to finish in the next week -- it's two parts). https://t.co/QTrNKGFJnf
— emptywheel (hyacinth macaw) (@emptywheel) October 12, 2024
There are always complications. But also, results!It APPEARS that at least a few of the people cooperating at state levels have provided new information to Jack Smith at the Federal level. People will only flip if Trump can't help them out.
— emptywheel (hyacinth macaw) (@emptywheel) October 12, 2024
That was part of the settlement, not a change of heart. Lawsuits don’t necessarily change hearts or minds. But they do, often, achieve redress.News: Gateway Pundit has posted a statement on its website acknowledging there was no voter fraud in Georgia in 2020 and Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss were cleared of wrongdoing. Comes after the two women settled with the site this week https://t.co/5sYeiuhDCp pic.twitter.com/yixxoMOPVQ
— Sam Levine (@srl) October 12, 2024
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