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In reply to the discussion: Just curious - poll regarding Garland's speech [View all]Beastly Boy
(9,509 posts)DOJ is trying to clean up the mess we the voters created. The fact that there may be Trump's moles at DOJ and FBI complicates matters, but this doesn't create an obligation on DOJ's part to allow the public, who essentially created the mess in the first place (true, the voters who are most responsible for creating the mess are not the same voters who now demand accountability from DOJ, but this doesn't change the outcome or put any particular voter segment in a position to demand anything), interfere in their internal affairs.
DOJ is accountable to the voters for the outcomes, not for the process. The process, by its nature, is necessarily hidden from the public. This is to be expected and accepted if DOJ is to do its job properly and effectively. And no matter how much impatience the process is generating with the uninformed public, it is DOJ's duty and responsibility to deal with it (including dealing with Trump apologists within the department) internally, and as leakproof as can possibly be achieved. And until there are outcomes to be shared publicly, the public has no right to judge or interfere in the process.