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Over the weekend, Judge Nachmanoff made it clear that a large amount of discovery material is to be delivered to James Comey today. The prosecution team from North Carolina seem to be engaging in a series of stall tactics to delay this.

The eastern district of Virginia is known informally as the "rocket docket" because of its fast resolution times for cases.

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[–] Corelli_III@midwest.social -3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why do they think anyone cares about this guy? Why do they care about this guy? I guess it is all good as long as this loser draws their flack, that's less attention they can direct towards us.

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Trust me, other people in the government do care. This is not just punishment for Comey; it's a message meant for everyone else that if they criticize Trump, they'll be prosecuted.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I care about the guy now. Because I care about the rule of law. I want real trials in my country, where defendants confront the evidence against them fairly. Not show trials and Col. Cathcart "we can't tell you who Person 3 is" bullshit.

[–] Corelli_III@midwest.social -1 points 1 day ago

oh see because of my basic understanding of my position in the world, i understand that the law has never applied for my benefit and that the people who think they're in charge are all united against us

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Do you not know the whole thing for reals? It was kind of a big thing at the time.

Of course, back then nickels had pictures of bees on ‘em. “Gimme five bees for a quarter,” you’d say.