Today’s BobTheory about the Department of Justice.
I’m sure that the DOJ is investigating January 6. Since they investigate possible crimes as a basic part of their job, it’s hard to imagine them not, at the very least, looking into events about overthrowing the government. However, the Justice Department doesn’t talk publicly about ongoing investigations, and so it seems like they’re doing nothing. I think, too, that the DOJ has almost as much information about January 6 as does the House Select Committee. Less in some areas, more in others. After all, given that investigating is what they do, and have been doing it much, much longer than the House Select Committee has, it only makes sense that they’d have collected a great deal. I also wouldn’t be surprised if the House Select Committee has been sharing some of its information with the DOJ. They’re on the same side, and the House Select Committee knows that they don’t have prosecutorial powers. As much as so many people want the DOJ to announce indictments, the department has totally different standards how they operate compared to the House Select Committee. The committee is just putting together a report, and so it can release all its findings. The DOJ, on the other hand, will only announce indictments if it believes it has enough evidence to prove a case and convict. Just having a lot of evidence isn’t enough for them. I think, too, that Attorney General Merrick Garland is deeply wary about bringing indictments in ways that appear to be like the Biden Administration is going after the Trump people. However, I believe he is extremely happy for there being a House Select Committee – indeed, I wouldn’t be surprised if, as House Select Committee’s case builds, he may even prefer to wait for them to hold their public hearings and release SO MUCH damning information that bringing indictments will not only not seem political (to most people), but inevitable. That there will be SO much damning evidence in public that much of the country will be clamoring for indictments, to the extent that people on all sides will be wondering when indictments will come. And it’s then when the DOJ can bring indictments without seeming as political as might be the case earlier. Finally, I don’t have the slightest idea if I’m right about this. I not only hope I’m right, but I think my reasons support that. But – I don’t know. So much of this goes back to the concept that the DOJ doesn’t talk about what they’re doing. So – I don’t know. But I think this theory is at least reasonable.
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