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OldBaldy1701E

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29. That is the main reason for the refusals, I am betting.

Reply to Initech (Reply #19)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:46 AM

4 hrs ago

The immigration stuff is a smokescreen. They are trying to remove the threat of criminal charges and civil litigation from their cronies.

'White collar' crime is the worst. The punishments never approach the level of severity for the crimes. They usually get off with a little slap on the wrist.

UNLESS you are Bernie Madoff.

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Bondi's DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases -- incl. hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime & drugs [View all] bigtree Yesterday OP

K&R spanone Yesterday #1

Congress should look into this. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #2

WHAT ????? popsdenver 22 hrs ago #12

No. I mean Congress should investigate DoJ dropping 23,000 criminal cases. Kid Berwyn 21 hrs ago #15

Sorry, popsdenver 17 hrs ago #24

that's really not true about Dems with a majority bigtree 15 hrs ago #27

Keep the criminals on the street where you can keep an eye on them bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3

As the economy tanks Johonny Yesterday #4

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #5

Deport working people, minding their own business, and let the criminals go free. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #6

They were probably clearing the caseload in preparation for all of the expected political prosecutions. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #7

Political Persecutions groundloop 22 hrs ago #9

to go after Democrats on trumped up charges samsingh 23 hrs ago #8

GOP is the party of Law & Order. But it's only a performance, like the show on the teevee. No substance.nt Exp 22 hrs ago #10

And then initiated more than that number to go after immigrants. Ironic since Trump family name was Drumpf. nt Evolve Dammit 22 hrs ago #11

That is how she did it here in Florida Oppaloopa 21 hrs ago #13

This kind of incompetenced that's riddled Farmer-Rick 21 hrs ago #14

The Grifter Regime Icanthinkformyself 21 hrs ago #16

That's a lot of work... lame54 21 hrs ago #17

To digress a little into a local level not fooled 21 hrs ago #18

Of course! White collar criminals are Trump's people. Initech 20 hrs ago #19

That is the main reason for the refusals, I am betting. OldBaldy1701E 4 hrs ago #29

It's simple: If the perp is white and votes R, they won't prosecute ... FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #20

Tough on crime. Sure. n/t SpankMe 19 hrs ago #21

The GOP is soft on crime. nt City Lights 18 hrs ago #22

Huge story, potentially scandalous and corrupt. She will be pardoned of course, but story should be pursued. nt wiggs 18 hrs ago #23

If the prosecutions were underway, there must be court records that state attorneys general could get pat_k 16 hrs ago #25

No criminal left behind. travelingthrulife 16 hrs ago #26

Of course they did. They are incompetent, unprofessional, and focused solely on retribution against Trump's critics. Martin68 14 hrs ago #28