Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday fiercely defended the independence of the U.S. Department of Justice, calling the threats toward public servants “outrageous.” In a speech addressed to the workforce of the department, Garland said that “we will not allow this department to be used as a political weapon” or for law enforcement to be … Read more
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 4, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The federal criminal election interference case against Donald Trump resumed in Washington, D.C., on Thursday after a nearly year-long delay related to arguments on … Read more
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday he was deeply alarmed after a shooter was able to get close enough to attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump earlier this month. Garland spoke to NBC News on Tuesday, describing the attack — which left one of Trump’s supporters dead at a rally in Pennsylvania — as … Read more
Attorney General Merrick Garland weighed in on former President Donald Trump’s now-scrapped classified documents case on Tuesday, arguing that he wouldn’t make a “basic mistake when selecting a special counsel to lead the probe. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case against Trump, ruling that Garland’s appointment of a special counsel … Read more
The appeal, filed in the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday, argues against Cannon’s conclusion that Smith’s appointment by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to prosecute Trump is unconstitutional because it did not go through Congress. Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, also claimed that Smith’s office was improperly funded by the Justice Department. Peter … Read more
It would seem Supreme Court corruption is untouchable, but last week Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a formal request to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for the opening of an investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Separately, this week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York filed articles of impeachment … Read more
Cheered on by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, House Republicans set up a vote, likely for Thursday, on finding U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, using a power lawmakers have not exercised since the 1930s. The move marks an escalation by Republicans in the fight with Garland to get a copy … Read more
In a letter sent last week, two Democratic senators called on the U.S. attorney general to put together a special counsel investigation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over a series of potential ethical and tax law violations. Recent reports have found that Thomas has repeatedly failed to disclose travel, gifts and other benefits given … Read more
WASHINGTON ― House Republicans on Monday took U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to court over his refusal to hand over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with former special counsel Robert Hur. The interview led Hur to describe Biden in a February report as “an elderly man with a poor memory.” Concerns about Biden’s mental … Read more
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) will move within days to force a vote on having the House sergeant-at-arms forcibly bring Attorney General Merrick Garland before the House by holding him in “inherent contempt” over his refusal to turn over audio of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Luna sent a letter to her … Read more
