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Social media skewers AG Garland after he says DOJ applies 'same laws to everyone': 'Straight up liar'
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useapen
Sep 21, 2023, 10:56:55 PM9/21/23
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Social media users slammed U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for
insisting during a recent hearing that the U.S. Department of Justice
applies "the same laws to everyone."
Prominent critics of the Biden administration denounced Garland’s claim
Wednesday, calling it "bulls---" and declaring that "no serious person
believes" it.
Others called Garland a "straight up liar."
Garland made the claim while testifying for multiple hours at a House
Judiciary hearing on Wednesday. Congress conducted the cross-examination
of Garland as part of its investigation into the alleged politicization of
the DOJ during the Biden administration.
Garland’s claim also follows IRS whistleblowers testimony before Congress
that prosecutorial decisions made throughout the years-long federal
investigation into first son Hunter Biden have been influenced by
politics.
During the hearing, Garland denied any politicization and bias at the
department under his watch, insisting that the same laws have been applied
to all citizens under investigation by the DOJ.
At one point, he told the committee, "Our job is to uphold the rule of the
law. That means we apply the same laws to everyone. There is not one set
of laws for the powerful and another for the powerless, one for the rich
and another for the poor, one for Democrats, and another for Republicans;
or different rules depending upon one’s race, or ethnicity or religion."
Garland added, "Our job is to pursue to justice, without fear or favor.
Our job is not to do what is politically convenient. Our job is not to
take orders from the president, from Congress, or from anyone else, about
who or what to criminally investigate."
The attorney general’s claim Wednesday follows long-running accusations
from former President Donald Trump and others that the Biden DOJ has been
weaponized against the former president, including with the FBI’s raid on
Mar-a-Lago, which culminated in Trump being indicted on federal charges
for allegedly scheming to conceal classified documents at the Florida
residence.
Additionally, conservatives have skewered Garland for the FBI’s alleged
aggressive investigative tactics towards traditional Catholic communities,
and for the alleged disparity in the DOJ’s treatment of Jan. 6 rioters and
BLM/Antifa rioters from summer 2020.
After years of these and similar allegations against the Biden DOJ piling
up, conservatives on X, formerly Twitter, did not buy Garland’s statement.
Turning Point USA ambassador and conservative influencer Kambree
commented, "Someone needs to fact-check this, stat."
Fox News contributor Leo Terrell condemned Garland’s testimony, posting,
"YOU ARE WATCHING A LIAR!"
Conservative commentator duo The Hodge Twins wrote, "Dude is a straight-up
liar."
Civil rights attorney Harmeet Dhillon quipped, "Need Pinocchio meme stat."
Conservative content creator "Nuance Bro" claimed, "No serious person
believes this."
The official House Judiciary GOP account commented, "No one believes him."
And political influencer Natalie Danelishen added, "Bulls---. We don’t
believe you!"
The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.
tfeid
8 hours ago
The issue is not that there are different laws, so he is correct, the laws
are the laws. At issue is his, his departments, and the current
governments application and enforcement (or lack there of) of those laws.
tjmonk443
9 hours ago
Stunned that I agree with Garland’s statement that the same laws apply to
everyone. He’s actually right! The real kicker, the DOJ’s Achilles heel is
application. The same laws apply to everyone; however, those laws are not
applied equally to everyone, specifically those “fortunate ones” who wield
political and financial influence and power. They’re in an exclusive club
and totally immune from the consequences of something as trivial as
serious criminal behavior.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/social-media-skewers-ag-garland-says-doj-
applies-same-laws-everyone-straight-up-liar
insisting during a recent hearing that the U.S. Department of Justice
applies "the same laws to everyone."
Prominent critics of the Biden administration denounced Garland’s claim
Wednesday, calling it "bulls---" and declaring that "no serious person
believes" it.
Others called Garland a "straight up liar."
Garland made the claim while testifying for multiple hours at a House
Judiciary hearing on Wednesday. Congress conducted the cross-examination
of Garland as part of its investigation into the alleged politicization of
the DOJ during the Biden administration.
Garland’s claim also follows IRS whistleblowers testimony before Congress
that prosecutorial decisions made throughout the years-long federal
investigation into first son Hunter Biden have been influenced by
politics.
During the hearing, Garland denied any politicization and bias at the
department under his watch, insisting that the same laws have been applied
to all citizens under investigation by the DOJ.
At one point, he told the committee, "Our job is to uphold the rule of the
law. That means we apply the same laws to everyone. There is not one set
of laws for the powerful and another for the powerless, one for the rich
and another for the poor, one for Democrats, and another for Republicans;
or different rules depending upon one’s race, or ethnicity or religion."
Garland added, "Our job is to pursue to justice, without fear or favor.
Our job is not to do what is politically convenient. Our job is not to
take orders from the president, from Congress, or from anyone else, about
who or what to criminally investigate."
The attorney general’s claim Wednesday follows long-running accusations
from former President Donald Trump and others that the Biden DOJ has been
weaponized against the former president, including with the FBI’s raid on
Mar-a-Lago, which culminated in Trump being indicted on federal charges
for allegedly scheming to conceal classified documents at the Florida
residence.
Additionally, conservatives have skewered Garland for the FBI’s alleged
aggressive investigative tactics towards traditional Catholic communities,
and for the alleged disparity in the DOJ’s treatment of Jan. 6 rioters and
BLM/Antifa rioters from summer 2020.
After years of these and similar allegations against the Biden DOJ piling
up, conservatives on X, formerly Twitter, did not buy Garland’s statement.
Turning Point USA ambassador and conservative influencer Kambree
commented, "Someone needs to fact-check this, stat."
Fox News contributor Leo Terrell condemned Garland’s testimony, posting,
"YOU ARE WATCHING A LIAR!"
Conservative commentator duo The Hodge Twins wrote, "Dude is a straight-up
liar."
Civil rights attorney Harmeet Dhillon quipped, "Need Pinocchio meme stat."
Conservative content creator "Nuance Bro" claimed, "No serious person
believes this."
The official House Judiciary GOP account commented, "No one believes him."
And political influencer Natalie Danelishen added, "Bulls---. We don’t
believe you!"
The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.
tfeid
8 hours ago
The issue is not that there are different laws, so he is correct, the laws
are the laws. At issue is his, his departments, and the current
governments application and enforcement (or lack there of) of those laws.
tjmonk443
9 hours ago
Stunned that I agree with Garland’s statement that the same laws apply to
everyone. He’s actually right! The real kicker, the DOJ’s Achilles heel is
application. The same laws apply to everyone; however, those laws are not
applied equally to everyone, specifically those “fortunate ones” who wield
political and financial influence and power. They’re in an exclusive club
and totally immune from the consequences of something as trivial as
serious criminal behavior.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/social-media-skewers-ag-garland-says-doj-
applies-same-laws-everyone-straight-up-liar
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