It was unclear how the #House could seek to cut spending for states through the appropriations process, which funds the federal govt. But it has become a talking point for #FarRightlawmakers that was on display during a House #Judiciary Cmte hearing Tues.
tldr: He was working on the Jan 6 investigation from the day he got there but was roadblocked by trump lackeys in the DOJ and FBI and had to overcome all of it to get things moving.
If you think it's wild that #Nauta pointed up at security cameras in footage because he and #trump talked about how to avoid them, wait until you read the #indictment and learn that trump also asked nauta to delete the earlier footage after #MerrickGarland served a #subpoena for the tapes.
AM I THE ONLY ONE who thinks #AG Merrick #Garland needs to intervene in the #ClassifiedDocs case that has now been indefinitely postponed on the grounds that THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THE ELECTION if the #Republican candidate for president is a #NationalSecurity risk. #MerrickGarland
The insane wails of people lying about Merrick Garland are getting more and more ridiculous. Sidney Powell investigation overt in 9/21. By 1/19/22, DOJ had Rudy's Jan6 comms. There were overt subpoenas targeting Trump by May. Privilege fights WITH TRUMP started in 6/22.
Jonathan Greenberg:
The only reason that SCOTUS’ evil immunity delay strategy will prevent Trump's Jan6 coup trial & conviction before election is that AG blocked his prosecution for 20 mos…
@GottaLaff@emptywheel#MerrickGarland bears responsibility for DOJ's inability to prosecute #Trump He should have been fired years ago. History will judge his timidity and incompetence unkindly
Thurs, the #Biden admin announced they are closing what is known as the #"GunShowLoophole," by tightening up the definition of what it means to be "engaged in the business" of selling #firearms.
The #ATF has just implemented a change in the federal register language, which was previously more specific to who was selling guns, & the agency did it in accordance w/the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, passed in 2022.
“It will also close the #GunShowLoophole & it closes the fire sale loophole as well by clarifying how #firearms dealers who go out of business or lose their #license must go about liquidating their inventory,” #MerrickGarland told reporters. “Under this #regulation, it will not matter if #guns are sold on the internet, at a gun show or in a brick & mortar store, if you sell guns [you] must conduct #BackgroundChecks.”
Professor, because they are a part of a #criminal elite network which remains #abovethelaw thanks to endemic, bipartisan #corruption in our institutions.
[Gifted for 30 days; NYTimes]: Inside Garland’s Effort to Prosecute Trump
In trying to avoid even the smallest mistakes, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland might have made one big one: ending up in a race against the clock.
By Glenn Thrush and Adam Goldman, March 22, 2024
If Trump was a 15 yr old kid talking about a bloodbath at school if he failed a test....he'd be in custody. Dear #MerrickGarland -- Do something. This is a threat to our security - yes, us...the citizens you are there to protect! #DOJ