Good Job, AG Garland!

[MineralMan]

That was a very good presentation, and it covered a lot of ground. Expectedly, he did not name names, but made it clear that they are going to go after anyone at any level, wherever there is evidence.

I'm very encouraged by his remarks. He's staying within the boundaries of not specifically naming anyone or divulging what investigations are producing in terms of evidence. He really has to stay within those boundaries.

However, this is not a wishy-washy Attorney General. That seems clear to me.

He is just flat doing his job. The problem is that many people don't understand his job very well.

He's on this!

[uponit7771]

1. Good for him, this speech mostly is for those looking down like FAUX News viewers. I repeat this

... because like in the move DLU the Down lookers aren't showed national news related to the J6 terrorist attack.

Minimum we have a level ground and we can look forward to harsher sentences for J6 idiots who aren't coming forward.

FAUX news spent 2 mins on comments that mostly nicked picks and that's about it.

Garland did a good job, I do disagree with the "no political affiliation" part

[Budi]

7. Because he's not looking for political affiliation. They just happen to all belong to the same one

But political affiliation isn't what he's after, just the crime committed.

Just cuz one has an R or D or I or L or any other political affiliation of endorsement, or perhaps a foreign citizen, is beyond the point.

The coincidence is that the Majority align with R's. But they aren't the sole perps. And that's why he left that door closed.

I would like to hear him rattle off a list of politically endorsed perps but that's probably irrelevant to his job.

Totally agree with your post...just offering perspective as to the last line.

[uponit7771]

9. +1, I made the point in another thread that is most likely factually correct but isn't expressing

... amplitude and frequency of threats on purpose to stay non partisan.

[Budi]

11. Yup. He's dug in far deeper than R or D or whatever letter

Keep the partisan out because you know they'd challenge his eventual findings on that one bit.

[RKP5637]

2. Yes!!! K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Garland does appear to be acting like the lawyer he is, and that is a good or bad thing depending...

on who you are.

[MineralMan]

6. If I were a bad guy, I'd be pretty worried right now.

And we know who the bad guys are. So do Garland and the DOJ.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. AG Garland is NOT Biden's personal Attorney, but the People's.

Which has to have specific Republicans on edge as the Jan.6th Committee continue to do its work, hold public hearings, then submit their report to the DOJ.

Methinks there will be a lot of screaming taking place when it comes to pass that group of Republican lawmakers and Trump Administration members could be hit with Criminal indictments for their part in this coup attempt against the Constitution of the US and of Democracy itself.

This is WORSE than Watergate and a BFD!

[MineralMan]

5. Oh, Yes. I Forgot. This Was a Big Deal Speech!

It's 2022. Watch for more. Much more to come. This is just the opening skit.

[uponit7771]

10. I'm looking for more FAUX News response to GQP anti voter actions bein tied to J6 by Garland.

Looks like that perked their dog ears a little, maybe they see that as going against them later this year.

[fwvinson]

44. That's what I said. This has now started. I expect things to start happening.

[ShazzieB]

48. Yes, this speech was absolutely a BFD.

No two ways about it!

[bucolic_frolic]

8. I thought it was a great speech that only an official of his stature could deliver

and by stature, I mean his decades of judicial service in the nation's capitol, just a step or two below SCOTUS level. An AG 20 years younger would not have as much clout, nor would an AG who had been a state's AG or a federal prosecutor. Garland was a very well thought out selection for AG. Joe's using his extensive contacts to the max.

[MineralMan]

12. Yes. He's definitely a pro. And we need that badly.

He holds his cards close to his chest, but plays them expertly. Only the truly impatient will think he did a bad job with this speech. It was exactly on point for where things are going.

Biden's going after Trump tomorrow in his speech. Watch!

Things are accelerating.

[ShazzieB]

54. He's a consummate pro, all right.

"Only the truly impatient will think he did a bad job with this speech."

I agree. I just wish there weren't so many of those "truly impatient" people here at DU.

The first OP about Garland's speech that I happened to read was sprinkled with posts from naysayers who seemed to think he said nothing of importance and reiterated the same old tired refrains if negativity that we've heard so many times before. I honestly believe that some of them wouldn't have been satisfied unless Garland had made his entrance accompanied by FBI agents marching Trump out there in shackles and chains! (And some of them would have found a way to wave even that away.)

Those comments drive me crazy, and I can't quite figure out why. All I know is that I'm sick of people who rush in to every post about a positive development to rain all over the parade before it even gets started. It just seems ... mean spirited, somehow..

People absolutely have a right to their opinions, whatever they may be. I just don't understand the compulsion to throw a bucket of ice water over ever single post voicing a positive or hopeful opinion.

[Budi]

13. K & R & Thank You!

[DENVERPOPS]

36. And now we know

why Mitch and the Republican Politicians successfully thwarted him becoming a Supreme Court Justice....
He appeared as brilliant in his speaking..............

[2Gingersnaps]

45. Garland prosecuted Timothy McVeigh for Oklahoma City and the Unabomber

so he knows a thing or two about prosecuting terrorists.

[Botany]

14. Hello Mr. Stone, Oath Keepers, Donny, and so on. Your shit is weak ... all those people who got ...

.... a slap on the wrist got those slaps in exchange for their cooperation about the 1/6/21 and who
organized it.

Merrick Garland: "The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last"
"The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last. The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators -- at any level -- accountable under law, whether they were present that day, or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. We will follow the facts wherever they lead."

"Courts have imposed shorter sentences before they might have to impose longer sentences."

[MineralMan]

16. Yup. Exactly.

Get the little guys first and get them talking. The oldest strategy in the book for organized criminals, which is just what the MAGATs are.

[Botany]

21. Garland's speech also told me that if the Jan. 6th committee brings evidence to the DoJ that ...

... the DoJ would look at that evidence. And all those phone records, meetings, and payments
look like they could be part of RICO and/or conspiracy charges.

[wryter2000]

32. And, he mentioned

That with any particular individual they might start with a minor charge and add more charges later as the investigation goes on.

[George II]

15. I agree - very good speech. He all but said "don't worry, we're going deep into this." ..

I personally thought he might have gone a little bit further, but not disappointed that he didn't. Hopefully he satisfied many of his critics.

[MineralMan]

17. Well, I'm satisfied. Now we watch to see what's next.

We may hear something from Joe Biden tomorrow about TFG.

However, we are going to still hear from skeptics on this. We always do, for whatever reason...

[PTWB]

18. His critics will be satisfied with justice, not words.

The briefing was good. It could have been better and could have gone further. But it was good.

The problem that Garland has is this case is not a who dunnit. It isn’t a mystery. The whole world watched Trump incite the riot in real time. We saw it with our own eyes and we heard it with our own ears.

Until Trump is brought to justice there isn’t anything Garland can say or do that will suffice. That’s just the reality of the situation.

Prosecuting hundreds of MAGA maggots is all fine and good but if we let their king escape justice then we’ve failed.

[DemocraticPatriot]

64. Fortunately with Trump, there are multiple crimes and venues

which may yet put him behind bars... his odds of escaping them all are not that good...


I am reassured that the leadership of the US Justice Department will do their best to live up to their name.

[Hekate]

19. KnR!

[ancianita]

20. Yes, it was. As I always expected.

[Patton French]

22. The proof is in the pudding, as they say...(n/t)

[Harker]

23. Agreed.

A simple status report and there was nothing he said that could be latched onto as partisan without the application of tremendous torque.

[NoMoreRepugs]

24. AG Garland is no BillyBarr - THANK GOODNESS!!

[LaMouffette]

25. I am very much encouraged, too. And so grateful to have a US Attorney General with integrity

and sincerity, unlike Bill "Should've-Been-Dis-" Barr"ed."

[Ohio Joe]

26. I was satisfied with what he said and how he said it...

Well done speech

[doc03]

27. I thought his speech was excellent. Seems many of us including myself have

gave him a bad rap. Sounds like he will prosecute anyone involved even the Loser if he has the evidence.
I guess these things take time.

[Mickju]

28. I feel relieved.

I have been extremely concerned that little to nothing was going on at the Justice Department. I don't feel that way now.

[wryter2000]

29. He used the word "conspire"

Anyone who conspired to create the insurrection, and he included people who didn't actually participate.

I think some may go by the low-key tone of his presentation instead of the words.

[relayerbob]

63. Exactly

Some of the language he used has pretty specific legal meaning, and were not chosen at random.

[Skittles]

30. doing a reassurance speech was certainly a good move

yes indeed

[rgbecker]

31. My favorite was his call out of the Supreme Court about voting rights!

Did not hold back.

[wryter2000]

34. Agreed

That was excellent.

Overall, I thought it was great in how it addressed both major issues (the insurrection and voter suppression) as part of a greater whole.

[spanone]

33. Agreed!!!!

Kudos AG Garland

[secondwind]

35. I agree! He was spot on, and serious, and he meant business!!!

[dlk]

38. I've always had confidence in Garland

After prosecuting the Oklahoma City bombing case, he knows all too well the high cost of domestic terrorism and treason. We are in good hands.

[Tanuki]

39. Thanks for the recap. I've been working and haven't had a chance

to catch any info yet. I appreciate the good report!

[Goodheart]

40. Did he address why he hasn't charged trump with obstruction of justice in the Mueller investigation?

If not, I still find the man very lacking in performance.

[MineralMan]

41. You haven't watched it?

Do so, and then be specific.

[Demsrule86]

52. It is very unlikely that Trump will be convicted of anything but disgraced...I think he will be

and his minions will go to jail...that will deter future minions from breaking the law. I do not believe a jury will convict Trump...always a MAGAT will find a way on the jury. And knowing and proving are two different things...but Trump is no longer president and that makes me happy knowing how miserable that makes him.

[uponit7771]

57. Prosecutors should let the jury decide though, that's blind swift justice

[sellitman]

42. Would it be so bad if he secretly remembered who blocked his nomination?

I think not.

[Demsrule86]

53. Yes it would be that bad...it would be like having Barr in charge again.

The Justice Department has to remain non-partisan. Trump did a really bad thing with his interference.

[3catwoman3]

43. Watched the speech and the analysis on Nicolle Wallace's show...

…afterwards.

Chuck Rosenberg (sometimes referred to as Smilin’ Chuck because he never does) was satisfied so that’s good enough for me.

[gab13by13]

47. But what did she say later on?

Garland said what he had to say; give me more time.

The worst thing that happened on 1/6, what we should be worried about, is that a group of people plotted to overthrow our government and Merrick Garland said he is investigating the people who invaded the Capitol, he did not say he is investigating the people who planned the coup, he said he will follow the facts which may lead to people in upper levels.

Today marks 3 weeks since the select committee sent a criminal referral to Garland for Mark Meadows, if Garland is following the facts we should be hearing about a Mark Meadows indictment shortly. Meadows is the only coup plotter that I am aware of who is under investigation and the select committee pushed it.

[ShazzieB]

55. I guess you missed this part.

Merrick Garland: "The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last. The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators -- at any level -- accountable under law, whether they were present that day, or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. We will follow the facts wherever they lead."

Please note the part about "holding all January 6 perpetrators -- at any level -- accountable under law."

Following the facts where they lead is where it all starts. That's how they get the evidence that is needed to hold the aforementioned perpetrators accountable.

You wrote: "Meadows is the only coup plotter that I am aware of who is under investigation and the select committee pushed it."

The key phrase here is "that I am aware of." I don’t know which coup plotters are under investigation, or to what extent, and I'm pretty sure you don't know, either. What you or I are "aware of" is just the tip of what I am sure is an enormous iceberg that we know very, very little about.

[Alien Life Form]

46. Quite a change from the comments yesterday!

I wonder what FOX news liars will say...??

[people]

49. He was Great

I thought he was phenomenal. He made it clear he isn't just going after the violent people who were inside the capitol that day. His description of the violence happening now at all levels of our society now was chilling.

[llashram]

50. yep

[onetexan]

51. Huffpost headline: Garland 'Committed' DOJ Will Hold Jan. 6 Perpetrators 'At Any Level' Accountable

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/january-6-capitol-attack-merrick-garland-fbi-doj_n_61d46b99e4b04b42ab78661e

[uponit7771]

58. +1

[bluestarone]

56. I watched the speech today. My thoughts afterwords?

I 100% honestly believe that the AG. will be FULL STEAM ahead where ever the evidence takes us! I also believe that the Jan. 6th. committee will have his full support! NOBODY will be above the law!! I'm very comfortable with him.

[Stuart G]

59. "True Justice" takes lots of time, and convicting evidence must be totally reliable & honest.

So, Garland will take the time to do it right and convict ...without successful appeals

To do investigations and convictions takes time...lots of time

and Garland is not new.......he has seen a whole lot.........from Wikepedia:

Merrick Brian Garland is an American attorney and jurist serving as the 86th United States attorney general since March 2021. He served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. ...........

more info on Merick Garland:

Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American attorney and jurist serving as the 86th United States attorney general since March 2021. He served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021..............................more information below, also.. from Wikepedia:

A native of the Chicago area, Garland attended Harvard University for his undergraduate and legal education. After serving as a law clerk to Judge Henry J. Friendly of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., he practiced corporate litigation at Arnold & Porter and worked as a federal prosecutor in the Department of Justice, where he played a leading role in the investigation and prosecution of the Oklahoma City bombers.

President Barack Obama, a Democrat, nominated Garland to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in March 2016 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Antonin Scalia. However, the Republican Senate majority refused to hold a hearing or vote on his nomination. The unprecedented refusal of a Senate majority to consider the nomination was highly controversial. Garland's nomination lasted 293 days (the longest to date by far), and it expired on January 3, 2017, at the end of the 114th Congress. Eventually, President Donald Trump, a Republican, nominated and appointed Neil Gorsuch to the vacant seat.

President Joe Biden nominated Garland as Attorney General in January 2021. He was confirmed by the United States Senate in March.

Two questions only..............................................................................................................

Do you think this guy will prosecute the bad guys?.. . .Any Experience?...

Please consider these two questions..about capability & experience..

[LetMyPeopleVote]

60. I also liked AG Garland's speech

[relayerbob]

61. Yes, clear-eyed, clear-headed, no bluster

People have gotten so conditioned to the low class, screaming, threatening, posturing, manipulative bullshit of the Trump administration that they think that is normal. It. Is. Not.

We must abide by the rule of law, even if the other side doesn't. Do I wish things would happen faster? Of course, but not at the expense of having the whole thing thorwn out in court due to a rush to judgement and mistakes being made. Get the evidence, completely encircle the leadership of the coup and insurgent war (that's really what is happening, think Northern Ireland) and when the case is rock solid and the House has made the main issues public..... checkmate. Don't tell the other side what you have in store, or let them know who or what you are specifically doing. Let them do what they are doing .... digging their own graves with their own interviews, while getting things in order. I expect we're going to see action relatively soon, and when the dominoes start falling, it will happen fast.

[relayerbob]

62. Oh, and thank you. Some of the posts on DU have me about ready to leave

I just blocked someone I think is either hysterical or a instigator plant, and I'd bet on the latter. Another is on the bubble. So many are going above and beyond to take things out of context and create fear and anger, it's very distressing.

This post and the thread that follows is encouraging.

[MineralMan]

66. Thank you.

[Joinfortmill]

65. 👍

[NurseJackie]

67. Absolutely! The loudest critics and complainers behave as though real-life is a TV courtroom drama.

The problem is that many people don't understand his job very well.

Absolutely! The loudest critics and complainers behave as though they expect all of this to unfold and to be played-out as neatly and quickly as one would expect in a three-part TV courtroom drama.

Their own impatience and lack of understanding is not a good enough reason for continually shitting on the Garland and the Biden administration.

[MineralMan]

68. Yes. I agree, and that's why I post here, in an attempt to

add some reason to the discussion. I think there is a mix of people not truly understanding the situation and a few people who are deliberately trying to stir up conflict for whatever reasons they might have.

It can be difficult to tell the difference, of course. A pity.