# F Merrick Garland. (He won't be going after anyone) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 19, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190 "2022-07-19T06:39:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/181 "2022-08-10T00:39:40Z")
The one good thing is that as cautious as Garland is, you know that when he does something, it’s pretty freaking serious. The blathering from Trump’s lawyers insisting that there’s nothing and the Biden government is desperate to pin anything on Trump couldn’t be further from the truth. I’m pretty sure some serious shit is about to go down. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/182 "2022-08-10T00:42:33Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The blathering from Trump’s lawyers insisting that there’s nothing and the Biden government is desperate to pin anything on Trump couldn’t be further from the truth. … Absolutely true. As many have pointed out, the FBI will have handed Trump an inventory list of everything they took. If it’s all a witch hunt and the stuff they took is NOT classified or sensitive–if it’s all old WH lunch menus or such–then all Trump has to do to PROVE that he’s being unfairly persecuted, is to release that inventory list. Funny that he hasn’t done so… ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/183 "2022-08-10T01:02:47Z")
It’s being audited. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/184 "2022-08-10T01:06:41Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > It’s being audited. - ar ar ar ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/185 "2022-08-10T01:12:01Z")
So, what? Two weeks? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/186 "2022-08-10T01:26:46Z")
What are some of the possibilities of what classified documents were kept? Why would he need them? Why wouldn’t he have made copies and given the originals back or just destroyed the originals so that there was nothing to find? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/187 "2022-08-10T01:50:43Z")
I’m going to get on to a fifth grade level here, so I can channel Trump and say that there was shit in there that could get him in trouble, so he hung on to them so that no one else could see them. Adult logic need not apply. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/188 "2022-08-10T01:54:34Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > so he hung on to them so that no one else could see them. Adult logic need not apply. So why didn’t he just destroy it all over the last 18 months? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/189 "2022-08-10T02:16:54Z")
> **[Garland Becomes Trump’s Target After F.B.I.’s Mar-a-Lago Search (Published 2022)](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/us/politics/trump-garland-fbi.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWka3DFDm4TiPkORJCH_0bRZKF4IMcpwjGDAdBIKrsmQvA3wOVeeUxxTg3i6r21pKM4GQRn44SiQjFxmJvXQbEz9TKtNWTldrYlmeD6skncPn3tUfGJzX1ydFx69ZphIFyp0XwOwPvCAfc1joclpYopBJx5TD8KZCmY7bK_W1glZoLwPlyL4RI2WupZRTjZgdaejrsAew1SAl_GJ2httSd-sJgPfYNKY9usakIoa8H8gr4OC2x3LYfPBpY5R4Pckr4Coqc2QcJWK5j_GZiVu37IxJej&smid=url-share)** > > The attorney general has not commented on the search at Donald J. Trump’s home in Florida, and the former president and his allies are filling the void with vitriol. > … > The Justice Department would not acknowledge [the execution of a search warrant at Mr. Trump’s home on Monday](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/us/politics/fbi-search-trump.html), nor would Mr. Garland’s aides confirm his involvement in the decision or even whether he knew about the search before it was conducted. They declined to comment on every fact brought to their attention. Mr. Garland’s schedule this week is devoid of any public events where he could be questioned by reporters. > > Like a captain trying to keep from drifting out of the eye and into the hurricane, Mr. Garland is hoping to navigate the sprawling and multifaceted investigation into the actions of Mr. Trump and his supporters after the 2020 election without compromising the integrity of the prosecution or wrecking his legacy. > > Toward that end, the attorney general is operating with a maximum of stealth and a minimum of public comment… Gotta love it. At least I do. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/190 "2022-08-10T02:22:15Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > So why didn’t he just destroy it all over the last 18 months? That sounds like work. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/191 "2022-08-10T02:22:15Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I’m going to get on to a fifth grade level here, so I can channel Trump and say that there was shit in there that could get him in trouble, so he hung on to them so that no one else could see them. Adult logic need not apply. But I see an accusation in there that Trump actually read something for comprehension. Trump could not handle the cover page of a secret document much less anything in it. I have a feeling Trump just felt like all that shit was his, end of story. The FBI/National Archives/deep state/etc wanting it back just made him want to hold onto it more for no other reason that pure, childish spite. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/192 "2022-08-10T02:47:30Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > So why didn’t he just destroy it all over the last 18 months? Not enough toilets available. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/193 "2022-08-10T03:04:18Z")
NPR’s Justice Department correspondent Carrie Johnson talks about the raid with Judy Woodruff. > **[PBS NewsHour | What we know about the FBI's search of Trump's Florida home |...](https://www.pbs.org/video/mar-a-lago-raid-dis-johnson-1660068853/)** > > What we know about the FBI's search of Trump's Florida home I’d start around 0:44. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/194 "2022-08-10T03:06:17Z")
Or matches, or lighters? I hear smokers are dying in South Florida due to a flame shortage. 😆 Seriously, why the hell wouldn’t he just destroy anything incriminating right away? Even if there is a lot, mob bosses have easy ways of getting rid of things. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/195 "2022-08-10T03:15:40Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > Seriously, why the hell wouldn’t he just destroy anything incriminating right away? Can’t sell what you no longer have. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/196 "2022-08-10T03:25:22Z")
Any ex-president-mob-boss-wannabe worth his weight in ketchup knows you need to keep a few burner toilets around for a situation such as this. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/197 "2022-08-10T03:39:34Z")
Maybe he could just get one of these: [![](https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/9/98/World%27s_Largest_Toilet.png/800px-World%27s_Largest_Toilet.png) ](https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/9/98/World%27s_Largest_Toilet.png/800px-World%27s_Largest_Toilet.png) ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/198 "2022-08-10T13:10:54Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > Seriously, why the hell wouldn’t he just destroy anything incriminating right away? It may not be material that is incriminating to him, but to others. People in his cabinet, congress, or various agencies may have dirt on them in those files. If that’s the case, he wants to have it, and doesn’t want anyone else to. This is pure speculation, but it would explain his actions here. ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/199 "2022-08-10T13:56:55Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > But then, after he left that - the two attorneys that were meeting, with these investigators, at Mar-a-Lago, then took them to a room that is in the basement of Mar-a-Lago, the property, there, and showed them where the boxes of documents that were taken, from Trump’s time, in the White House, were being stored. > > We are told that these investigators looked around the room. Then they left. > > And I am told by a person, who attended that meeting that, five days later, Trump’s attorneys got a letter, from one of those investigators, asking them to further secure the documents, in the room, where these documents were being stored. (From **Sherrerd** ’s article link) Damn, that reporter sure likes their commas. I couldn’t help hearing it in William Shatner’s voice. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190/200 "2022-08-10T14:05:59Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > It may not be material that is incriminating to him, but to others. People in his cabinet, congress, or various agencies may have dirt on them in those files. If that’s the case, he wants to have it, and doesn’t want anyone else to. This is pure speculation, but it would explain his actions here. I thought the same. “Nice documents I have here, It would be a shame if I accidently released them to the press” And I also think that if Trump signed something, he thinks it’s his" [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-merrick-garland-he-wont-be-going-after-anyone/968190.md?page=11)