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Originally Posted by finnbow
Hardly. You can be sure that a federal judge and AG Garland demanded a high level of proof to search a former president's residence. Hell, they had video of the documents being moved after the DOJ demanded their return and ended up finding over 100 classified documents after Trump's lawyer signed an affidavit stating that all had been returned. IOW, their probable cause for obstruction proved to be absolutely true. Bottom line - Based upon facts known to the public, Trump has committed the crimes of willful retention of classified documents and obstruction of justice. Biden has not.
Also, Mueller secured 34 indictments. And if you don't like fishing expeditions searching for a crime, wait until you hear about Gym Jordan's new committee.  |
Actually, I believe the number of indictments resulting from the Mueller probe stands currently at 37.
Of course, I don't know of any prosecutor or DA that pats themselves on the back for their indictments. They tend to value convictions. Of those 37, the total is 7 convictions, and a few of those were folks who copped a plea rather than risking a trial.
Of course, none of those convictions came at the expense of the guy who was the investigation's target. So, I'd very charitably call that a very modest success story, particularly with the millions of dollars spent by Mueller and other investigative bodies looking at the same evidence.
As for the judge who signed off on the warrant for the Mar a Lago raid, it's actually less common for a judge to refuse a request for a warrant. As we saw, for example, with the warrants approved by the FISA courts and signed off by the DOJ, there causal evidence underlying the warrants was shaky at best. The IG's report concluded that the FBI would not have had enough claimed evidence to secretly surveil Carter Page, and thus the Trump 2016 campaign, without using the Steele Dossier (which has been thoroughly debunked, and the FBI knew it was crap at the time).
So, to your point above, can I be sure that "a federal judge and AG Garland demanded a high level of proof to search a former president's residence?" Nope, I can't be sure, particularly given the DOJ's prior actions.