I am disappointed in the performance of Attorney General Merrick Garland. His delay in aggressively prosecuting January 6 defendants, particularly leadership, allowed the insurrectionists to re-group and gain control of a political party.
But the idea that the Republican majority House of Representatives held him in contempt because a transcript of President Biden’s interview was not accompanied by the audio tape is crazy, or purposefully evil. Garland is an institutionalist attempting to restore the long respected Department of Justice before it was corrupted by leaders like William Barr.
Republican leaders, a number of whom defied lawful subpoenas from the January 6 subcommittee, brought a shameless contempt citation to the floor. My representative, Juan Ciscomani, voted to hold Garland in contempt. Unforgiveable. He needs to be replaced in November.
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Barry Kirschner
Barry Kirschner
Midtown
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