Attorney General Merrick Garland’s presence at a House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday was marked by lies, obfuscations, and repeated denials that the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden weaponized itself against Americans including former President Donald Trump. Instead of fessing up to the partisan games Americans know Garland and his bureaucrat subordinates are playing, the Democrat appointee opted to play the victim.
The dominant narrative touted by corporate media going into Tuesday’s House Judiciary hearing was that Garland would use the time to “push back on Republican attacks.”
The Wall Street Journal even suggested that Garland, who has earned a reputation for aiming his department’s incredible powers against the Biden regime’s political enemies like pro-lifers, parents, and election integrity advocates, is a “by-the-book, play-no-favorites” prosecutor.
Garland proudly leaned into these laughable media portrayals from the start. In his opening remarks, the failed SCOTUS nominee claimed Republicans’ efforts to find him in contempt of Congress for several abuses of power, including refusing to release audio of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden, only adds to “a long line of attacks on the Justice Department’s work” and his attempt to uphold rule of law.
He did not mention that he’s lied to Congress and obfuscated details in several key cases. Instead, Garland suggested the House’s attempt to carry out its funding and regulatory duties constituted “threats to defund” the DOJ for partisan reasons.
“These repeated attacks on the Justice Department are unprecedented and unfounded,” Garland
