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  Yep!
context: I thought it was hilarious when Trump complained that his special counsel's sister is anti-Trump. I hope some aspiring journalist investigates what Biden's special counsel's sister thinks of Biden. >
  
  Trump's complaints about supposed Bias always make no sense when you think about them for even two seconds. Trump complains tgat anyone who is not a Republican is biased against him. But he also complains when a non-conservatives investigates a Democrat, because that is just a cover-up. >
  
  It doesn’t need to make sense. The purpose is to create a smokescreen about bias and 15s sound bites for the media. Half the population will hear a completely different story and won’t bother to reason it though. Firehose of falsehoods and whataboutism are fascist propaganda 101, invented by his Russian handlers a century ago. >
  
  Bingo. >
  
  
  Gibson Dunn partner Robert Hur, formerly the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, will now look into Biden’s documents. He’ll probably conclude that Biden improperly handled the documents and recommend an administrative penalty of some kind, which is how these cases usually go when the target didn’t mislead investigators.
  
  Yep.  At worst, Biden will get a slap on the wrist if found guilty.  Trump, on the other hand, faces years in prison if found guilty, assuming he doesn't get a pass for being rich.  Also, this can no longer be seen as a partisan witch hunt since both of them were investigated by a special counsel. >
  
  He won’t even be found guilty because for it to be a crime he would have had to intentionally keep the documents. >
  
  Ummm, he was intentionally keeping the documents. He was told that the documents were not his to own repeatedly and he kept them anyway. He didn't fully comply with a legal subpoena to return them. >
  
  I think they’re talking about Biden not Trump >
  
  Ah got it. Was a little confusing since both Biden and Trump were referenced in the comment. >
  
  SCOTUS just said a sitting president can't be charged so Joe's good for 2 more years. >
  
  Biden has nothing to do with this.
  His staffers failed him and need to be prosecuted.
  Whoever removed those docs and boxed it up needs to be identified and prosecuted. >
  
  You’re assuming that those documents were boxed up, intentionally and moved to his residence. That certainly needs to be proven rather than them accidentally being included or left behind. >
  
  You dont need intent -  gross negligence is sufficient in prosecuting.
  Carelessness definitely should be prosecuted. >
  
  That’s how you get people to cover up their mistakes instead of admitting to them. >
  
  It might be bad news for Trump if Garland turns out to be a man of integrity. I'm still waiting for evidence of that. >
  
  How long before conspiracy theorists claim Biden planted his documents at his own properties just so the DOJ could investigate him and appear less partisan? >
  
  How abut a reverse Watergate where secret service members, loyal to Trump, scattered docs around Biden-owned properties, then called in a tip. >
  
  I know it’s not true, but I can easily imagine them wanting to. >
  
  It's my fervent wish for the start of 2023 that the republicans circle jerk themselves dead before the end of January. >
  
  No matter what the Biden special council finds, MAGA aren’t going to believe it’s the truth or punishment harsh enough >
  
  Why are so many republicans eager to display their degrees from the Barnum and Bailey clown academy? >
  
  I don't buy this argument for one second. Ultimately, what matters most to this justice department is optics, and given the American people's inability to grasp even the slightest nuance, most people are going to falsely equate the two situations, which means either both trump and Biden face criminal charges or both face administrative reprimands. And my guess is it will be the latter. >
  
  So you heard on Fox that what matters most to the justice dept is optics. The Justice Dept remains full of incredible gifted minds at the top of their field that could make 100s of thousands per year more at any private firm bc they will get hired in two minutes, also at large tech companies in ever-growing legal departments. They are there serving their country. That they care about optics is a talking point for the uneducated. Also, 99.9% of redditors could not meet the standards to get hired there in a million years. Sorry not sorry >
  
  They do still care about optics. >
  
  I am responding to SeeMe who stated "what matters most to this JD is optics."  I guess you agree with me that optics is not what matters most. Thanks? >
  
  Optics should not matter most.  On the other hand, seeme's thought on optics and their importance to this DOJ seem relevant.
  Doesn't Garland still have to make the final call after the special counsels work?
  100% behind Jack Smith on this end! >
  
  If Biden knowingly kept classified documents, then he should face some consequences. It comes down to intent though. If this was a simple filing mistake and he cooperates fully with law enforcement, I see no reason to give him anything more than a slap on the wrist. Has the DOJ decided if a crime had been committed or not yet? If it has, I could see him resigning and Harris pardoning him. With the Republicans in control of the house, they'll jump at the chance to impeach him. >
  
  Well, the DOJ has a standing policy not to indict a sitting president. The GOP will gladly investigate the issue for two years, but I doubt impeachment will be on the table for two reasons: they won’t have the votes in the senate and trump is being investigated for exactly the same thing (on a different scale with a dash of obstruction). Impeachment would essentially signal that Trump’s current investigation should disqualify him from the presidency, and there are too many loyal MAGA folks for that to happen. >
  
  This is why the documents were revealed by the campaign aides and administration. It can no longer be “politically motivated” >
  
  This is the time to prove “No One Is Above The Law!  - time to prove it!! >
  
  Sounds like an Onion headline.