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Fiendish Thingy

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4. Pick your preferred AG

Reply to returnee (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 04:56 PM

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The end result would have been exactly the same - no Trump trial before the election, courtesy of the Roberts court.

AG’s don’t control the courts, and it’s the courts that the schedule for trials, along with objections, appeals, etc.

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