Attorney General Merrick Garland has been publicly defending himself and the Department of Justice this week, reiterating his position that the DOJ will follow the evidence wherever it leads and that no one is above the law. But again, he is talking about process, and he talks like a man who believes that he has … Read more
Update to AG Merrick Garland Is Failing To Defend American Democracy From Republican Coup Plotters. On Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland was asked about investigating a former president, and he answered: “No person is above the law in this country, nothing stops us. I don’t know how to — I’ll say that again. No person is … Read more
Rachel Maddow had an infuriating report Monday night on Attorney General Merrick Garland and his Department of Justice policy memorandum regarding candidates who have clearly committed crimes but are announced candidates running for office. Apparently, the DOJ is outsourcing to criminals the decision as to whether or not they should be indicted and prosecuted for … Read more
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell asked Harvard Law professor what arguments he would present to his former student, Attorney General Merrick Garland, as the “legal highlights” of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony. Professor Tribe used the opportunity to address Merrick Garland directly and expalin to him why Donald Trump and his co-conspirator Coup Plotters must be prosecuted. Merrick Garland and … Read more
Merrick Garland was a student of Harvard Constitutional Law professor Laurence Tribe, who has been trying to impress upon his former student through television appearances and op-eds that he has a duty to prosecute Donald Trump for his seditious insurrection. The DOJ must prosecute Trump to save American democracy from Trumpism, the new American fascism, … Read more