Garland to Rebuke Attacks on Justice Dept.

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The usually mild-mannered Mr. Garland is expected to push back against the false accusation that the Justice Department was somehow behind the prosecution and subsequent conviction of former President Donald J. Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal. The case was brought by Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney who, as a local prosecutor, is not under the control of Mr. Biden or his administration.

“That conspiracy theory is an attack on the judicial process itself,” he is expected to say in testimony he will deliver to the House Judiciary Committee.

Garland Rebukes Attacks on Justice Dept. and Defends Refusal to Turn Over Biden Tape

The attorney general warned Republicans that their attacks were baseless and feeding “heinous threats of violence.”

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“Certain members of this committee and the Oversight Committee are seeking contempt as a means of obtaining — for no legitimate purpose — sensitive law enforcement information that could harm the integrity of future investigations,” Mr. Garland is expected to say. He has argued that the recordings could be altered and used in pro-Trump political ads.

“I will not be intimidated,” his prepared remarks continue. “And the Justice Department will not be intimidated.

 

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Very embarrassing from Mr Garland... Clearly not his best opening performance... That generally happens when one has a guilty conscience...