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thebigidea

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57. It's a false claim to imply Trump is going after Garland in the courts like he is everyone else
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:43 PM
13 hrs ago

There is no legal activity. There are no lawsuits. There is no DOJ investigation, there is no nuisance activity. Don't even try to pretend a truth social message written by someone else is equivalent to the idiocy he's raining down on his enemies. I'm sorry I missed that truth social post, but since I was mainly talking about ACTUAL REPRISALS AND REVENGE, it's unfair and unkind to frame it as a deliberate lie rather than my missing one of the many tens of thousands of truth social posts.

There aren't MANY of them are they? He doesn't exactly loom large in Trump's fevered fantasies.

And where's Garland? Is he saying anything as Trump goes after his colleagues?

No, Garland cashed out and now is being richly rewarded at Arnold & Porter, fattening his bank account and saying nothing about Trump decimating the DOJ and replacing everyone with scum. Not one editorial, not one interview, not one word of protest against the weaponization of the DOJ.

He did when he was AG, but has been strangely quiet since his farewell speech. Nothing since Jan 16 2025.

Why?

Garland is weak, spineless, and not anyone worth defending. If only he had your tenacity and drive. But sure. Make it about me. I'm somehow a liar and Garland is worth defending. A piece of shit who wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire vs a flesh and blood human who has been on this board since the start and who is interacting with you.

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who else is attacking Trump's prosecutors, and the man who convicted the rioters Trump pardoned, released bigtree Yesterday #1
Where are Merrick Garland and Lisa Monaco Today? gab13by13 Yesterday #2
Garland delayed in prosecuting Trump after GOP tried to delay his nomination for a huge loss of time. GreenWave Yesterday #4
Money, Power, Fascism -- The Octopus Kid Berwyn Yesterday #3
and the Supreme Court who not only enabled Trump back into office bigtree Yesterday #7
Garland did not stop the traitor nor his conspiracy. Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #20
charges were brought some 17 months before the election bigtree 22 hrs ago #22
In truth, it goes back to Dealey Plaza on 22 November 1963. Kid Berwyn 22 hrs ago #24
The Berwyn Book Encyclopedia yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #64
Garland fell short for whatever reason and on that basis given the ramifications, was a colossal failure. Defending him KPN 21 hrs ago #29
no, the courts fell short, then the American people followed bigtree 19 hrs ago #36
Thanks for all the good information. Minds may not be changed, but facts will be out there. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #68
This message was self-deleted by its author Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #40
Agreed. The moment he knew of stolen state secrets he should arrested him... returnee 17 hrs ago #49
the courts failed us bigtree 17 hrs ago #50
As I understand it... returnee 5 hrs ago #66
counterpunch was basically a Russian tool during the 2016 election bigtree Yesterday #12
CounterPunch sucks most when they publish an article I don't agree with. Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #21
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is doing her courageous part with the Epstein horrors on her substack. Bumbles Yesterday #5
If Merrick Garland is really "one of them" then why wasn't he approved for SCOTUS? FakeNoose Yesterday #6
As Is Your Prerogative. But Don't Think You KNOW Garland...... ColoringFool Yesterday #9
most people who pretend he's some double agent don't know anything about the actual prosecution bigtree Yesterday #11
What became of those prosecutions? CivicGrief 21 hrs ago #30
instead of just being trifled with this bigtree 20 hrs ago #35
Ha! Future prosecutions. CivicGrief 18 hrs ago #41
what's sad is the literal surrender from people claiming to be so concerned with prosecuting Trump bigtree 17 hrs ago #47
If Jack Smith ever comes forward and says that Merrick Garland is actually "corrupt" and "in with them" FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #53
Garland hate guarantees clicks MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #33
Republicans prevented Garland Mad_Machine76 12 hrs ago #62
I HAVE SAID MOST OF THIS, EVEN BCCI. AND THEN THE "WOOO! TINHAT!" COMMENTS...... ColoringFool Yesterday #8
This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Yesterday #10
To people like Thiel, Musk, and their employees manipulating the data to get their and the Powers That Be .. Botany 23 hrs ago #13
Don't forget the bomb threats karin_sj 16 hrs ago #52
I've been saying the same thing for years. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #18
May I suggest lonely bird 23 hrs ago #14
So glad that he prioritized avoiding the appearance of a political agenda Orrex 23 hrs ago #15
Orrex.. jfz9580m 3 hrs ago #67
The Garland Society folks don't like this one bit. BannonsLiver 23 hrs ago #16
Garland society folks are pro prosecution of Trump bigtree 23 hrs ago #17
Bahahaha BannonsLiver 21 hrs ago #25
no doubt the Anti-Trump Prosecution society exists bigtree 19 hrs ago #37
Epstein class oligarchs irisblue 23 hrs ago #19
😬 Floyd R. Turbo 22 hrs ago #23
Bookmarking for later reading. Epstein-town? CoopersDad 21 hrs ago #26
Maybe that's why it always seems like 1 step forward 2 steps back bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #27
Well, one thing cannot be denied, Garland was an Obama SCOTUS choice. Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #28
True. My understanding was he selected Garland as someone the R Senate would surely approve -- part of his "team of KPN 21 hrs ago #31
Great post/thread Botany, even if in small or even large part it is theory. Theory is what leads to finding facts and KPN 20 hrs ago #32
All I know is, Trump never talks about Garland nor does he seek revenge against him thebigidea 20 hrs ago #34
you have to be kidding bigtree 19 hrs ago #38
I see you graduated to Trump Truth Social posts CivicGrief 18 hrs ago #42
this is specious bigtree 18 hrs ago #45
It's a false claim to imply Trump is going after Garland in the courts like he is everyone else thebigidea 13 hrs ago #57
not yet bigtree 13 hrs ago #59
It's possible that Donald is AFRAID of Garland, with good reason I might add. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #70
Is "Thiswillhold" the QAnon of the left? chowder66 19 hrs ago #39
It is BlueAnon. It pushes CT crackpottery that repeatededly has been debunked, yet it persists. Celerity 18 hrs ago #43
Yes. mr715 14 hrs ago #56
I love history. I love mysteries. I love taking things... littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #44
Knowledge is good Botany 17 hrs ago #46
This thing, I call it the evil of psychopaths, has existed for all time. ... littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #48
by the way, the substack is conspiratorial claptrap bigtree 17 hrs ago #51
It is difficult to have useful discussions of this type of material, because... TygrBright 15 hrs ago #54
You mean we should be a.... reACTIONary 11 hrs ago #65
Untangling the Octopus Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #55
who is this new poster, and what expertise does he have for making these claims bigtree 13 hrs ago #60
To help explain how Epstein was protected since Reagan. Kid Berwyn 2 hrs ago #73
It's disgusting to see this kooky CT nonsense rise to the top of the Greatest Page Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #58
Every bit of it is sourced and footnoted. Hardly kooky conspiracy theory. Botany 2 hrs ago #71
Thanks for sharing, Botany! That was an important read. It was jam packed. yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #61
This is why I have become a misanthrope. BigmanPigman 12 hrs ago #63
Garland was blueknight73 3 hrs ago #69
Well, there's this. It seems that Merrick Garland was NOT popular with the Federalist Society Joinfortmill 2 hrs ago #72
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