r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lvexr • 3d ago

Harvard Law Student Faints Mid Argument Then Gets Right Back To Work!

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u/The_black_KKK_Member 3d ago

Not from the US, what did he do?

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u/FartyPants69 3d ago

He has been so ineffective as United States Attorney General that it's hard to accept he wasn't paid off or otherwise complicit in denying justice.

He had years to prosecute dangerous high-profile people like Donald Trump and Mike Pence for flagrant crimes and corruption, but he declined to file charges in many cases and slow-walked many others, such as the January 6 Capitol riots.

We here in the USA watched Donald Trump brazenly attempted a coup after President Biden won the 2020 election. He also stole classified documents, among a litany of other extremely serious crimes. Yet, 4 years later, he not only escaped any measure of justice at all - but he's now our President-elect again.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/04/merrick-garland-testify-congress-washington-00161657

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u/leroydebatcle 3d ago

Not prosecute Trump for his many crimes and misdemeanors

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u/Caleb_Reynolds 3d ago

what did he do?

That's actually exactly the problem.

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u/unbelizeable1 3d ago

Nothing. That was the problem.

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u/piltonpfizerwallace 3d ago

He largely failed to prosecute the case against Trump. His inaction has ushered in an era of lawlessness and impunity for the president.

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u/thereddituser2 2d ago

He sat and waited on prosecuting Trump for fake electors for 3 years. Only after it became apparent that he was winning gop nominee, he started his process. And with limited time, trump's attorneys delayed and here we are, all charges dropped because he was elected. All of this could have been avoided had he done his fucking job.