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hoolstoptheheels

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I don’t think I do. My point is that the rule of law in this country does


Not rely on prosecutorial perfection. Far from it - it assumes the opposite. McDonnell was not only exonerated, he has the option of pursuing civil action if he thinks he can prove prosecutorial misconduct.

Similarly, you may have objected to the FBI’s handling of the Russia thing, but then, there was a highly publicized FBI IG investigation, and then a years long special prosecutor investigation into it. And Trump was never indicted, much less convicted of anything. You may not have liked all the results, but our judicial system permitted glaring spotlights on investigators and prosecutors, and years of unfettered investigations into all of it.

Nobody and no element of American rule of law relies on perfection of prosecutors. The system is loaded with checks and balances because it assumes all players are flawed humans.

(In response to this post by HokieDan95)

Posted: 09/21/2023 at 12:05PM



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