Posted on 08/16/2022 2:16:18 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Is there any update about the recent FBI of Mar-a-Lago that doesn’t make it seem like the Justice Department’s ransacking was a political hit job on a former president?
Like their previous work on trying to keep the Russian collusion investigation, which was a hoax, alive—the FBI’s reasoning is beset by contradictions, hypocrisy, or outright incompetence. These setbacks usually happen when an investigation isn’t based on fact but rather on political animus. You do stupid things when you’re angry or emotionally blinded.
That’s the entire political class that infests DC, terrified of another Trump presidency.
The most recent development about this federally stamped plundering of Trump’s home is that Attorney General Merrick Garland dithered on signing off on the search warrant (via WSJ):
Attorney General Merrick Garland deliberated for weeks over whether to approve the application for a warrant to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, people familiar with the matter said, a sign of his cautious approach that will be tested over the coming months.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Plotted.
They plotted for weeks.
bkmk
The ONLY deliberation was over the “timing” of the attack...
When will be the optimum for influencing the 2022 elections...
There is absolutely no doubt that they are now deliberating when the optimum time to arrest President Trump is, in order to assure continued communist rule beyond the stolen 2024 presidential election...
Maybe after this buffoon retires he could find a part time gig as a garden gnome.
Garland wasn’t cautious. He’s a coward trying to get his big boy pants on
“The DNC, DOJ and FBI Deliberated for several weeks!”
What’s the big deal? Certainly a lot of factors and advice had to be churned together.
I’d think this decision didn’t have to be made quickly.
I guess the real debate that they are having is whether it would be better to indict him before the mid-terms, or after. Does it help them, or hurt them? Doubtful that he will be convicted because at some point the SC will get involved. However, they always play the long, dishonest game. I suspect that if things stay bad, they will indict before in order to change the discussion. If things improve, they will wait to keep the discussion going for them.
YOU COULD ALMOST HEAR THE JOKE WE HAVE AS A PRESIDENT BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF———the raid was showing us how “in command” sniffer joe is.
-——there’s the tender photo op with the mini he/she/it baby,
-——-going on a “loving family” vacay, on our dime.........
———number one crackhead son acting fatherly......getting groomed to hold office
———Jill buying chp meat dressed in de la Renta
A done deal.......the raid was Joes coupe d’etat to finally trounce Trump
——joes “rising poll numbers” are already lined up,
——Dems are “winning”
-——joes “endorsements” being sought
———his “accomplishments” being invented
-——gas prices down
——zero inflation
.......except.......
Nobody on the turnip truck believes any of it.
If they deliberated for weeks… it wasn’t an emergency
Really good point.
Agreed...
I’m glad these AHs weren’t in charge in 1945. They would try to keep Eisenhower from being elected even if we lost the war.
Walsh knew that the statute of limitations had already passed, but being a loyal Democrat he filed the indictment anyway. Bush lost the election, and the appeals court threw out the indictment in December.
In the future immortal words of Harry Reid, "It worked, didn't it?"
Can it happen again? I don't know, people are much more aware now. It will come down to whether Americans have become the new Weimar Republic, or if individualists will rise up again to take back the country and it's historical culture.
-PJ
DEMS ARE DESPERATE TO GET RID OF HIM.
It’s eating out the Dems innards Everytime they see another Trump triumph
-——endlessly winning Trump-endorsed candidates
-——thousands at Trump rallies
-——his own social media
-——knowing Dems/Biden stole the election
-——millions scorning the Biden/Garland/Fbi raid
——-BIDENS approval numbers in quicksand.
legal beagle.com
Warrant Requirement
Under the Fourth Amendment, any government-conducted search requires issuance of a search warrant by a court. A valid search warrant must state “with particularity” the place to be searched and the items being sought in the search. The judge who issues the warrant must also be “neutral and detached,” meaning that the judge has no reason or incentive to issue the warrant beyond the evidence presented in the warrant application.
Probable Cause
Courts issue search warrants based on a finding of probable cause to search. Probable cause to search exists when, based on all information presented by the law enforcement officer to the court, the court has reason to believe that the location to be searched will contain evidence of commission of a crime, or the fruits of that crime. Probable cause is also temporal; the object of the search must be likely to be found there at the approximate time at which the search will take place.
Staleness
A search conducted pursuant to a valid warrant may still be found illegal if the warrant is improperly executed. Officers who execute the search warrant cannot exceed the warrant’s scope, meaning that they cannot search areas outside the scope of the warrant. Officers also may not wait too long between issuance of the warrant and execution (unless the delay is reasonable), or the warrant will be “stale”. A stale search warrant is subject to challenge by the defendant as no longer supported by probable cause. Analysis of staleness takes into account subjective factors, but courts generally find search warrants stale 10 days after issuance.
Anticipatory Warrants
Staleness analysis changes slightly in the context of anticipatory warrants. A court grants an anticipatory warrant when an object is not yet on the premises to be searched, but will be there at some future point in time. An anticipatory warrant must be executed at that future point in time. Officers use anticipatory warrants when, for instance, they expect the defendant to receive a package containing contraband on a specific future date. Because anticipatory warrants, by their very nature, imply some delay in execution, courts will often analyze the staleness of anticipatory warrants on a case-by-case basis.
I am well aware of all this… my point is simply that if he deliberated for weeks BEFORE allowing the warrant to be SOUGHT… then there really wasn’t a national emergency…
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