He's going to get away with all of it, isn't he? n/t

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44. You dismantled nothing

My assertions are evidence based, and have been discussed thousands of times, by myself and others, over the last few years here at DU, long before you came here.

The OP was “Will he get away with it?”

The immunity ruling which protects Trump from federal criminal prosecution will stand unless/until the court is expanded and the MAGA majority is neutralized.

(Historical note: SCOTUS has been expanded/contracted by congress several times in the history of the US, from as few as 6 justices to as many as 10)

Appointing a special counsel on day one would have been inappropriate and unjustified, but most importantly, would have made absolutely no difference , since SC’s have no special powers or authority. Your insistence that they do shows your lack of understanding.

If, instead of merely watching the clock and calendar, you had paid closer attention to the investigations and prosecutions, and the numerous delays Trump sought and was granted by various appellate judges and ultimately SCOTUS, you would understand how the choice of AG didn’t matter in attempting to bring Trump to trial before the election.

(Note: Cannon was selected from a pool of just three judges. Even if she hadn’t been selected, Trump would still have sought and gotten the same kind of delays he did in the J6 case. The only way to have avoided the possibility of Cannon being assigned would have been for Smith to convene the grand jury in DC, which would have brought challenges of inappropriate/incorrect venue and possible dismissal of charges)

Links for your education, and to prevent further public embarrassment:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_counsel

Www.emptywheel.net

(Note: unless you have the desire, stamina and patience for wading through court transcripts, emptywheel may not be for you, but if you do, searching for “Garland” should produce links to all the archived posts around the investigations and prosecutions)