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In reply to the discussion: It must be said about Merrick Garland [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(152,272 posts)76. I have had faith in both President Joe Biden and AG Garland
This is a difficult situation in that Garland is having to rebuild the DOJ. I remember the problems that AG Holder and Deputy AG Tom Perez had rebuilding the DOJ civil rights section after 8 years of W's efforts to destroy this section. Assholes like Christian Adams who was the idiot who pushed the "New Black Panther" silliness. Adams was from a third-tier law school and could never have been hired by the DOJ in normal circumstances.
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Christian Adams was a member of TFG's bogus voter fraud panel that found no voter fraud and is still defending voting suppression groups like True the Vote.
Garland has had to clean up the DOJ and get good people in like Gupta. I have confidence in AG Garland and I am not surprised at the actions taken this week
I also like the actions taken by the DOJ with regards to the recent civil rights prosecutions. Garland is a good man and is going a good job at the DOJ
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I wasn't one of them, I figured if Watergate was 2-3 years, THIS uh... patience required!
Brainfodder
Aug 2022
#6
Same here. I never wavered because as you said look at how long Watergate took.
LenaBaby61
Aug 2022
#23
Yep, been saying the same thing. Stuff like this doesn't leak from the DOJ.
Bleacher Creature
Aug 2022
#8
Eating crow will taste great as soon as the slob is in custody & ALL ruskie assets removed from ourg
SheltieLover
Aug 2022
#9
I have always believed that justice would be done, but I admit to a lot of impatience.
panader0
Aug 2022
#15
I couldn't help being impatient (I still am), but I never thought he was wrong for the job.
soldierant
Aug 2022
#43
He will be remembered to history as among the greatest and most significant AG's
bucolic_frolic
Aug 2022
#55
If this whole thing turns out to have been a sting operation, I'll agree with you.
Scrivener7
Aug 2022
#61