http://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/06/14/somebodys-above-the-law-merrick-garlands-doj-wont-prosecute-merrick-garland-n2397297
You've heard of a Friday afternoon document drop, but this time it's a Friday afternoon prosecution drop.
After Attorney General Merrick Garland was voted in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio recordings of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur, the Justice Department argued that the AG can't be prosecuted:
An internal Justice Department (DOJ) memo argued Attorney General Merrick Garland would be protected from prosecution for contempt of Congress given President Biden’s assertion of executive privilege over audio tapes Republicans have sought by subpoena.
The 57-page memo from the department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), obtained by The Hill, lays out the case for Garland’s refusal to turn over the audio of Biden’s conversation with special counsel Robert Hur. The GOP already has a transcript of the interview.
Now it's official: Merrick Garland is above the law:
Breaking911 (@Breaking911) ~ BREAKING: Justice Department won't prosecute Garland for contempt, says refusal to provide audio wasn't crime - AP
Garland has argued that there's no need to release the audio because Congress has already been provided with a transcript of everything that was said. In that case, what would it hurt to turn over the audio? Everybody knows the answer to that.
The DOJ's argument all hinges on executive privilege. As was already pointed out by Rep. Hageman in the video I posted, earlier ...
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... the DOJ has already turned over the transcript; therefore, executive privilege has been nullified with regard to all the reporting mediums of this interview of Joe Biden by Robert Hur.
Robert Hur found that Joe Biden was GUILTY of willfully mishandling classified documents and disclosing classified information after his second term as VPOTUS was concluded. The ONLY reason Hur determined not to pursue the prosecution of these crimes was that because of Biden's mental incapacity he would not be able to stand trial. So, the only way that this determination by Hur can be assessed is to hear and see what Hur heard and saw - i.e., the American people need to hear the audio tapes and see the video tapes.
The Democrats say that the transcript is no different from the audio tape - TRUST US! Yeah ... riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. The White House has already admitted in federal court that the transcript of Joe Biden's testimony to Special Counsel Robert Hur has been ALTERED - the transcript was altered resulting in only very "minor differences."
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Oh, really?! Okay, then ... give us the audio tapes so we can be the judge of just how minor these admitted alterations are, eh?
These Democrats are corrupt, treasonous sleazebags and I think it is time to ask the Supreme Court to rule on whether Merrick Garland should be prosecuted for Contempt of Congress or not. If they rule that he does not have valid protection from prosecution, then he needs to get the very same treatment as Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon.
It must be nice to be able to claim executive privilege over an investigation into wrongdoing by ... yourself.
EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) ~ No one’s above the law ... Except us.
Steve Bannon's not so lucky, but for Garland (and Eric Holder before him) it's "D"ifferent.
The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) ~ Garland won’t prosecute himself. Gosh, I feel shocked.
These claims are even more laughable now:
Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) ~ No one is above the law.
5:10 PM · May 31, 2024
America First Works (@America1stWorks) ~ So, this was a lie.
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1801692594906533976
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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