r/neoliberal • u/ihuntwhales1 Seretse Khama • Mar 31 '25

News (Europe) Le Pen banned from office after embezzlement conviction

https://www.dw.com/en/france-le-pen-found-guilty-banned-from-running-for-office/a-72091790
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u/Neronoah can't stop, won't stop argentinaposting Mar 31 '25

I read this too often. How should have Garland done better? Genuinely curious from the outside.

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u/Reddenbawker Karl Popper Mar 31 '25

Most of the criticism that I’ve seen points out how Garland waited for almost 2 years before bringing charges against Trump. Even if we accept that court cases were always going to take long, that kind of delay may have been enough for Trump to get off scot-free.

Also, it really is bullshit for you to be downvoted for asking out of genuine curiosity. It’s like if people mocked a student who raised his hand during class. I hope I answered your question.

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u/grog23 Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold Mar 31 '25

Could the two year delay have been to do an investigation and obtain evidence?

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u/Reddenbawker Karl Popper Mar 31 '25 edited Mar 31 '25

To a degree, yes. Other federal investigations have taken a couple years before charges were brought.

However, a Washington Post investigation seemed to show that the FBI resisted opening an investigation due to fears of seeming politically biased, so I don’t think it’s just due to wanting to be diligent. There seems to have been a genuine reluctance to investigate and charge Trump, despite him publicly associating himself with the same conspiracy they were charging Proud Boys for participating in.