{"id":11399,"date":"2024-06-15T12:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=11399"},"modified":"2024-06-15T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:03:02","slug":"doj-tosses-house-contempt-referral-of-merrick-garland-in-the-dumpster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=11399","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Tosses House Contempt Referral Of Merrick Garland In The Dumpster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-442721\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- if single-featured-content != 0 -->&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- END (if single-featured-content != 0) -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textcontent clearfix entry-content\">\n<p>The Division of Justice has notified Speaker Mike Johnson that it gained\u2019t prosecute Lawyer Basic Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress as a result of Garland didn\u2019t commit against the law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/06\/13\/nx-s1-5005025\/justice-department-garland-contempt\">Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte, wrote to Johnson,<\/a> \u201cPer this longstanding place and uniform observe, the Division has decided that the responses by Lawyer Basic Garland to the subpoenas issued by the Committees didn&#8217;t represent against the law, and accordingly the Division is not going to deliver the congressional contempt quotation earlier than a grand jury or take every other motion to prosecute the Lawyer Basic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Home Republicans have realized nothing from the bogus Mayorkas impeachment, as they tried tp get the Lawyer Basic prosecuted for non-criminal exercise as a result of they need the tapes of the interview that Particular Counsel Robert Hur did with President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Biden asserted govt privilege over the tapes, which implies that even when Garland needed to launch them, he couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>The Division of Justice has already complied with the Home Republican subpoena by turning over full transcripts of the Biden\/Hur interview.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ has expressed concern concerning the recording being requested for political causes. They fear that if launched, the recordings could possibly be used for deep fakes and different functions that might endanger nationwide safety.<\/p>\n<p>The Division of Justice noticed by the political motives of Home Republicans, and made it clear that AG Garland dedicated no crime, and is therefor not going to be prosecuted.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"authorarea\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-2 col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aeff9281b72060bb8a78116766602fb2?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aeff9281b72060bb8a78116766602fb2?s=200&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"authorinfo col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-12\">\n<p>Jason is the managing editor. He&#8217;s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor\u2019s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<strong>Awards and\u00a0 Skilled Memberships<\/strong>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nMember of the Society of Skilled Journalists and The American Political Science Affiliation<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/2024\/06\/14\/doj-tosses-house-contempt-referral-of-merrick-garland-in-the-dumpster.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Division of Justice has notified Speaker Mike Johnson that it gained\u2019t prosecute Lawyer Basic Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress as a result of Garland didn\u2019t commit against the law. 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