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In reply to the discussion: Anyone else pissed at Merrick Garland? [View all]Buddyzbuddy
(1,235 posts)He should've, would've, could've.
I understood Biden's choice at the time. I would've preferred a pitbull but after the previous tumultuous administration and the stress of Covid, I understood he wanted to right the ship. He wanted calm reassurance for the American public. Rationality and predictability. Garland was a safe bet. He probably would have been a good SCJ with his slow, thoughtful decision making. But those are not the characteristics of a pit bull.
Wrong man at the wrong time for the job and both Biden and Garland were slow to react and make the changes that needed to be made.
Garland pursued a typical prosecutor strategy when attempting to take down an organization, work from the top down and flip from the bottom up. The problem was too many pieces and not enough time. The prosecution was not tailor made for the number 1 accused. By waiting he played into the Felon's strategy of delay, delay, delay. Garland failed to recognize the main defendant's previous court engagements.
Sure, it's easy in hindsight to say this but I truly believe a more focused AG might have caught the obvious patterns.
Anyway, yes, Garland F'd up.
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