Category: attorney general merrick garland

Jim Jordan Subpoenas Former ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ Head, Nina Jankowicz

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has subpoenaed Nina Jankowicz, who briefly served as the Biden administration’s “disinformation czar.” In a letter to Jankowicz accompanying her subpoena dated March 6 (pdf), Jordan explained that the committee is conducting oversight of the now-defunct Disinformation Governance Board, including its creation and activities. Department of Homeland Security…


Senate Judiciary Republicans Grill Attorney General Merrick Garland on DOJ

Senate Republicans on March 1 grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland over his handling of the Department of Justice (DOJ), which oversees the enforcement of federal law. Garland appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in his first appearance before the 118th Congress. During the hearing Garland, whose DOJ has been at the epicenter of GOP investigations…


America’s Fentanyl Crisis Started ‘On Purpose’ by Mexican Cartels, Attorney General Testifies

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Feb. 1 told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the fentanyl crisis raging across the United States was started “on purpose” by Mexican drug cartels. Fentanyl and Mexican drug cartels were a key focus for Republicans during the hearing, which marked Garland’s third appearance before the Judiciary Committee as attorney general but…


Dershowitz Predicts Neither Biden or Trump Will Be Prosecuted for Classified Documents

Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz doesn’t believe that either former Republican President Donald Trump or his successor, Democratic President Joe Biden, will be prosecuted as a result of the potentially classified documents either one had in their possession while out of office. In an interview with Fox News, Dershowitz predicted that neither Trump nor…


Dershowitz Predicts Neither Biden nor Trump Will Be Prosecuted for Classified Documents

Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz doesn’t believe that either former Republican President Donald Trump or his successor, Democratic President Joe Biden, will be prosecuted as a result of the potentially classified documents either one had in their possession while out of office. In an interview with Fox News, Dershowitz predicted that neither Trump nor…


Mixed Reaction From Republicans as Special Counsel Announced to Probe Biden’s Classified Documents

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a special counsel on Thursday after lawyers for President Joe Biden found potentially classified documents at his former office space at the Penn Biden Center in November and in his Deleware home in December. The Biden White House disclosed the discovery of documents at the Penn Biden…


Rep. Jordan Warns AG Garland to Preserve Docs on Inflammatory School Board Memo

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has told the Department of Justice (DOJ) to preserve all documents related to its controversial school board memo, signaling that Judiciary Republicans will focus on the issue if they retake the House. In a September 2021 letter to President Joe Biden, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) characterized disruptions…


FBI Use of Force in Pro-Life Arrest ‘Shocking’ and ‘Unnecessary’: Heritage Foundation Senior Legal Fellow

A senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation thinktank, Hans von Spakovsky, believes the arrest of pro-life activist Mark Houck by armed agents, based on the facts of the case, did not warrant that level of force by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), saying they went “way overboard.”…


Sen. Hawley Presses AG Garland Over FBI Raid at Pro-Life Activist’s Home

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland over what he called “especially shocking” reports of the FBI’s raiding the Kintnersville, Pennsylvania home of Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck, according to a Sept. 26 open letter (pdf). The Missouri senator wrote to Garland on Monday, accusing the attorney general of allegedly weaponizing federal agents…


Federal Judge Dismisses Parents’ Lawsuit Against Attorney General for Memo Describing Them as ‘Threats’

A lawsuit filed by parents against Attorney General Merrick Garland for a memo he wrote, which characterized parents protesting against school district policies as a threat, has been dismissed by a federal judge. In the memo (pdf) issued by Garland on Oct. 4, 2021, he stated that there had been a “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and…