The records were made public after Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a request by Trump's lawyers to keep them sealed until after the Nov. 5 presidential election.
The administration could have started this within hours after taking office. Instead they waited literally years to pursue a case.
You mean DoJ, which is well at arms length from the administration (for now). Plenty of people have for a long time rightly criticized Merrick Garland of being overly cautious with all of this. Still, there is something to be said for being overly cautious when, for the first time in US history, considering charging a former president with federal crimes. Even if “pursuing a case” had started with more haste, it would still have taken years to come to charges, because you don’t lay those charges in this situation without having an airtight case. That requires a very lengthy investigative process.
I’ll give you a pass for not knowing how the US justice system works, since I’m sure you don’t live here.
You mean DoJ, which is well at arms length from the administration (for now). Plenty of people have for a long time rightly criticized Merrick Garland of being overly cautious with all of this. Still, there is something to be said for being overly cautious when, for the first time in US history, considering charging a former president with federal crimes. Even if “pursuing a case” had started with more haste, it would still have taken years to come to charges, because you don’t lay those charges in this situation without having an airtight case. That requires a very lengthy investigative process.
I’ll give you a pass for not knowing how the US justice system works, since I’m sure you don’t live here.
If Trump wins, any long term case against him is gone. Time is the most essential factor in prosecuting him.