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Showing Original Post only (View all)Garland who? Matthew Graves is where it's at [View all]
Confirmed October 28th - Nominated by Biden in July. He was recommended by Congresswoman Norton of DC.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/matthew-m-graves-takes-office-united-states-attorney
In his previous time with the U.S. Attorneys Office, Mr. Graves supervised and prosecuted a wide variety of cases as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, and later as Chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section. He handled numerous high-profile matters, including successful prosecutions of public officials, international business organizations, government contractors, and defendants engaged in Ponzi schemes and other large-scale fraud
And there you have the hold up from July to October - fucking Senator Ron Johnson!
Matthew Graves, a compliance and litigation partner at DLA Piper, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday to lead the federal prosecutors office in Washington, D.C., a role in which he will oversee cases related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Graves was confirmed as U.S. attorney by a voice vote Thursday evening. His nomination had reportedly been held up by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, who was seeking answers to questions he sent to the U.S. Justice Department about Jan. 6 cases.
Graves will lead the largest U.S. attorneys office in the country, one that is not only home to the Jan. 6 cases, but also recently received a criminal referral against former top Trump adviser Stephen Bannon, who defied a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack. The Justice Department has so far not brought charges, and its unclear if they will pursue the case.
Graves was confirmed as U.S. attorney by a voice vote Thursday evening. His nomination had reportedly been held up by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, who was seeking answers to questions he sent to the U.S. Justice Department about Jan. 6 cases.
Graves will lead the largest U.S. attorneys office in the country, one that is not only home to the Jan. 6 cases, but also recently received a criminal referral against former top Trump adviser Stephen Bannon, who defied a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack. The Justice Department has so far not brought charges, and its unclear if they will pursue the case.
Just two weeks later - the 9/23/21 referral from the Jan 6th Committee regarding Bannon - Dated November 12 - Grave's signature is on it.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1447811/download
He's currently waiting for his second in command - Bridget Fitzpatrick, the SEC's chief litigation counsel - who will start in the next few days. She specialized in Corruption Prosecutions when she was with the US attorney's office.
https://www.businessinsider.com/doj-us-attorney-office-january-6-sec-chief-counsel-2021-12
In their previous stints at the US attorney's office, Graves and Fitzpatrick both worked in the fraud and public corruption unit a team that reviews congressional referrals for prosecution and often brings cases against high-profile figures. Fitzpatrick once helped convict a sitting member of the District of Columbia's city council on charges he embezzled funds earmarked for youth programs, and Graves was involved in the prosecution of former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty in 2013 to making lavish purchases and covering personal expenses with campaign contributions.
These are the two people leading the DOJ's January 6th Prosecutions.
Now might be a good time to learn the lessons those of us hyper-focused on Voting Rights learned - when Garland got Ms. Clarke over the finish line at DOJ as head of the Civil Rights Division . . .
He hires, takes his hands off the leash, and releases his pit bulls.
Remember - Ron Johnson held it up. Had he not - he could have started 3 months ago but lo and behold - a traitor who is probably VERY concerned about the US Attorney's Office in DC's work around the January 6th Coup Attempt - he held it up.
I don't know about the rest of you - but the more I read about Grave's and Fitzpatrick - the more I believe there will be some members of the house and senate facing criminal charges come the midterms.
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I think both Attorney General Merrick Garland and President Joe Biden know what they're doing....
George II
Dec 2021
#7
By just posting "Biden does not intend to prosecute Trump" anywhere...
Justice matters.
Dec 2021
#44
Getting 5 hides has gotten him Flagged for Review, so he's having a little rest just now
Hekate
Dec 2021
#113
Water under the bridge. I trust Bidens appointments. I trust both mens ability to keep the
Alexander Of Assyria
Dec 2021
#61
Hmmm, interesting factoid. So much for the "WhY iSn'T hE dOiNg AnYtHiNg?" going around Twitter.
George II
Dec 2021
#10
The Armchairs Across America Have Spoken! (Send just $3 cuz we're fighting for YOU)
Budi
Dec 2021
#39
Explains the "Must Doom-post Garland Before He Prosecutes Our Asses!", bs we see daily.
Budi
Dec 2021
#73
Yes, anyone who questions the progress believes that Garland is a Russian puppet
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Dec 2021
#109
Perhaps it's because the DOJ didn't have enough evidence yet to prosecute before...
George II
Dec 2021
#75
Why did it take six months AFTER THE INSURRECTION to appoint a lead prosecutor?
Grasswire2
Dec 2021
#35
Well, that's bullshit. Neither of them ever said Garland was a russian asset.
Scrivener7
Dec 2021
#90
Lol. I pointed out that you attempted to put words in someone's mouth that that person
Scrivener7
Dec 2021
#101
LOL! You said it, then you copied it again in your reply to me. And no one else in
Scrivener7
Dec 2021
#96
Oh, dear. Does disagreeing with you mean "palling around?" There's a word for that.
Scrivener7
Dec 2021
#102
Ron Johnson is involved in the Jan 6 insurrection up to his eyeballs in planning at minimum.
usaf-vet
Dec 2021
#100
I hope I never make that many posts in a thread that I feel I have to delete afterwards!
ShazzieB
Dec 2021
#129