Some facts about Garland

[gab13by13]

I believe the Federalist Society is an anti-democratic, borderline terrorist organization. Garland monitored 11 of their events.

Magat Senator Mike Lee told Trump to replace Comey with Garland.

20 Magat Senators voted for Garland as AG

Garland prosecuted Hunter Biden for tax crimes that are rarely prosecuted, Hunter paid what he owed.

Garland releasing the Hur report that called President Biden old and forgetful was despicable.

Garland’s pyramid strategy was a ruse to delay investigating, prosecuting Trump.

Garland shit canned criminal referrals for the Michigan fake electors, Ken Chesebro, and Mark Meadows.
Garland’s accomplishment will be the prosecutions of Hunter Biden.

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1. Huge disappointment.

But Obama had wanted to nominate him for the Supreme Court, didn't he?

[Mark.b2]

2. He did nominate him. nt

[2naSalit]

3. As a compromise...

I think.

[summer_in_TX]

18. Yep. Obama thought the Republicans would vote for him too.

Republicans had the majority then.

[Intractable]

6. Orrin Hatch and other Republican senators essentially told Obama, Garland is the best you are going to get.

Garland was never a liberal pick.

https://newrepublic.com/article/131676/orrin-hatch-said-no-question-merrick-garland-confirmed-supreme-court

[gab13by13]

7. Joe should have appointed someone

As acting AG, like Sally Yates who Trump fired for not enforcing his Muslim ban.

[Intractable]

8. I was okay with the pick of Garland for AG until all the stalling on Trump's cases.

It was too convenient for Garland to say we're going to start at the bottom and work our way to the top because that's how we've always handled racketeering cases.

[Tribetime]

4. Worse than I thought...all the criticism seems valid to me

Drump should be in Prison IMHO

[republianmushroom]

14. 45 months and counting

[Intractable]

5. Here's his official page on their official website. The Federalists are very proud of him.

https://fedsoc.org/contributors/merrick-garland

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11. Did you look up the Clinton and Obama administration members pages too?

I think Eric Holder might have one, and there were a few others whose names I can’t recall at the moment.

Lots of Dems have participated or moderated Fed Soc panel discussions.

[Intractable]

20. Why would I do that?

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. Slow news day, huh?

I’ve been celebrating Gallego and Rosen’s victories myself.

With the challenges ahead, I don’t have time or energy to spend hating and bashing someone whose actions, no matter how fast or aggressive, would have made any difference in Trump’s ability to run, win and serve as president.

Some of your facts aren’t facts at all, but are your opinions.

Garland’s pyramid strategy was a ruse to delay investigating, prosecuting Trump.

That’s not only an opinion, it’s a lie proven by the infamous WaPo report that showed Garland moved ahead with investigating Trump just weeks after taking office, despite interference and resistance from career employees at DOJ and FBI.

It was Garland’s groundwork with NARA and his approval to seek and obtain the Mar a Lago search warrant that made the documents case possible.

The only action that could have made a difference would have been Trump’s indictment and conviction for the crime of insurrection, neither of which happened.

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/06/trump-sold-grievance-and-america-liked-what-he-was-selling/

We’ve been round and round this merry go round so many times it’s quite tedious, but there are those of us in the reality based community that can’t let your hate driven spreading of misinformation go unchallenged.

[tritsofme]

10. Playing your greatest hits?

I’ve pointed out the misleading nature of many of these statements many times over, no point in doing it again.

[gab13by13]

16. Saying I am lying?

Which ones? I will apologize.

[Ponietz]

12. For Garland the law was just a scarecrow

“We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey, and let it keep one shape till custom make it their perch and not their terror.”

Angelo in Measure for Measure (2.1.1-4)

[republianmushroom]

15. I don't think it ever will be made public.

[republianmushroom]

22. Agree, but, I don't think it will be made public.

Only some of the people are served by our govt. the rest serve the govt.. IMO

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19. Hillary would have asked that Garland's SC nomination

be withdrawn had she won. I found her lack of support of Garland curious at that time.

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-15/hillary-clinton-refuses-to-commit-to-merrick-garland-as-her-supreme-court-pick

[Irish_Dem]

21. The facts have been there for all who wanted to see them.

Also this fact: he slow walked the Trump cases until Trump could be installed into the WH again.

[republianmushroom]

23. 45 months and counting