A Republican activist who signed a document falsely claiming Donald Trump had won Arizona in 2020 became the first person to be convicted in the state’s fake elector case.
A lot of people don’t seem to understand that this is how cases against mob-bosses work. If you’re dealing with a slippery high-profile target who has lawyers to boot, you build your case from the bottom-up by turning little fish against bigger fish until your corroborating evidence begins to pile up.
(As a side note, that’s like the entire point of RICO cases)
It’s why the complaints against Garland are largely unfounded. They act like he did nothing upon assuming office, but he was literally heading the DOJ as they were amidst the largest criminal investigation in the history of the department. As these cases turn investigation->indictments->plea deals and convictions, that evidence can then be utilized to prosecute the case against bigger fish, like Trump and his co-conspirators.
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A lot of people don’t seem to understand that this is how cases against mob-bosses work. If you’re dealing with a slippery high-profile target who has lawyers to boot, you build your case from the bottom-up by turning little fish against bigger fish until your corroborating evidence begins to pile up.
(As a side note, that’s like the entire point of RICO cases)
It’s why the complaints against Garland are largely unfounded. They act like he did nothing upon assuming office, but he was literally heading the DOJ as they were amidst the largest criminal investigation in the history of the department. As these cases turn investigation->indictments->plea deals and convictions, that evidence can then be utilized to prosecute the case against bigger fish, like Trump and his co-conspirators.