I went over the reasons why they delayed judgement day for Donald, it got them the midterms and when this shit breaks in the courts over the next couple of years, it will get them 2024. It will also cripple the slim GOP majority in the house, because plenty of republican congress people will be sweating and some might be indicted. The only thing democrats in congress and Garland could legitimately control about this process is timing and that has been perfect for political purposes.
Jack never left his reappointment to the European court (a rare honor) to sit on his ass and be Trump's patsy and Garland won't be remembered for the guy who let them get away either. Politics are involved here too, because if the republicans won the house and senate by large margins, you probably wouldn't have much justice. No conspiracy, just people exercising their powers and taking their time, especially Garland who has prosecutorial discretion and used it with Trump! It is common wisdom that Trump running around loose fucked the republicans in the midterms and in the Georgia runoff. He has done nothing but diminish himself in the eyes of the public since and the NFTs were but the latest example. He is shrinking himself before Jack whittles him down to size with the documents case.
Like I said, when Donald gets before a federal DC judge for a plea hearing on the docs and obstruction, it will be a whole different world. First his plea, then it will be a question of if the judge will release him until trial and he has been building a pretty good case for why he should not. The equality under the law part starts with the judge, not Garland, he's AG and has prosecutorial discretion. Jack's people will be arguing to lock him up at his plea hearing and his lawyer will have to sweat to get him sprung. I'm just going by a consensus of expert legal opinion, some ex prosecutors, judges and law professors. The clock starts ticking when the indictments drop, experts say anywhere from a month to three, though I can't see why it would take so long for the documents case.