27 pointsby SilverElfin5 hours ago3 comments
  • SilverElfin5 hours ago
    Official statement from Jerome Powell:

    https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260...

    This is clearly a fraudulent criminal investigation. Classic dictator strategy of charging opponents with trivial crimes to achieve political power grabs. US futures in stock market are way down.

    • blowsand4 hours ago
      Clearly? When there are very large numbers of people who do not see it so definitively, I think it’s not quite as clear as you suggest. I’d like to see the evidence and not just discard it as pure fiction.

      Are you saying the entirety of the DOJ apparatus could be politically steered to look for non-existent evidence or make frivolous referrals?

      • Jordrok4 hours ago
        > Are you saying the entirety of the DOJ apparatus could be politically steered to look for non-existent evidence or make frivolous referrals?

        Yes, absolutely and unquestionably. This fact is blatantly, blindingly obvious to anyone who hasn't had their head buried in the sand for the past year.

        • blowsand3 hours ago
          *past 5 years

          Which was exactly my point. It happens more than it should, and it’s wielded by both parties.

          That said, as in all cases I’d like to see the evidence and probable cause and not rely on Fox News or CNN.

          • Jordrok3 hours ago
            There is no comparison between what this administration is doing and any that have come before it. Attempting to draw that false equivalence is just pure foolishness.
      • tapoxi3 hours ago
        I mean yes, the James Comey case followed the exact same formula and was dismissed because the prosecutor was illegally appointed.
      • thereisnospork4 hours ago
        >Are you saying the entirety of the DOJ apparatus could be politically steered to look for non-existent evidence or make frivolous referrals?

        Yes, have you not been paying attention? Politically motivated prosecution is modus operandi for the Trump administration...

        • blowsand3 hours ago
          *all administrations

          Or do you believe it’s only one party? What’s your take on the 4 years Biden was in office wrt investigations and prosecutions of Democrat rivals? Clean hands, all legitimate?

          For reference I’m not a Trump supporter, since that seems to be relevant to up/down votes here.

          • thereisnosporkan hour ago
            Oh, so is what-aboutism what we're doing today? Deflect the legitimate and obvious with 'the other side might've done something bad too once upon a time'? No, I don't think anything the Democrats have done at the federal level wrt to the DOJ comes close to what Trump has.
  • java-man4 hours ago
    Where are Epstein files?

    We, the people, must subpoena DOJ for what appears to be clearly illegal actions.