Merrick Garland's Justice Department

[Kendra]

A low moment in the modern history of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A Senator from Texas yelling at the Attorney General, who is Jewish, about the right of parents at school board meetings to give a Nazi salute. Credit to AG Garland for his composure.
@TheJusticeDept

[Slim Cognito]

Confederate statues - Great! Nazi salute - no problemo.

Hey, is that a book by Toni Morrison!!!!!

[Kendra]

fox news this morning literally showing attorney general merrick garland putting parents in the target of gun sights. this channel is beyond sick and twisted.

[Frater I*I]

IMO one difference between Margie Q and Tom Cottontail is that the latter wants to work within the system to gain power and turn it into even more of a Rich White Boys Club than it's always been, whereas the former is in it for the adrenaline rush of being invincible when it comes to breaking shit. And the clicks.

I can not argue with that assessment.

[Kendra]

"Common sense, common decency and common facts" are "missing in America right now,"
@JohnAvlon
says. "That's a result of hyper-partisan misinformation efforts that create a perception of oppression unrelated to reality ... used to justify irrational rage." #RealityCheck

[raison de arizona]

Yeah, I dunno, but I wouldn't hold my breath.


Or I could be wrong.

[tek]

My guess?
Somebody removed a tag from a cushion in the White House.

[Slim Cognito]

I don't know what the announcement will be but I'm betting on disappointing.

[raison de arizona]

[Estiveo]

Ransomware arrests.

[Kendra]

CNN on air reporting it's about cyber attacks.

[RTH10260]

Ransomware? They intend to arrest Putin

[filly]

What is he doing about Steve Bannon?

[bob]

What is he doing about Steve Bannon?

The official (non-)answer was "letting the procedure run its course."

[filly]

What is he doing about Steve Bannon?

The official (non-)answer was "letting the procedure run its course."

Sounds like the euphemism for every disaster at a chemical plant: "process upset."

[northland10]

I should note that in the ransomware investigation, which is a big deal, as far as I know they did not state they were investigating anybody in particular until they were ready to unseal the GJ indictment. That is how these things normally work

Announcing, or allowing to leak, an investigation against Bannon or even Trump would cause the right to instantly start working to scuttle it in visible and not so visible ways, and Bannon along with witnesses might end up skipping the country.

[MN-Skeptic]

Teri Kanefield is a lawyer I follow on Twitter. She's a voice of reason when it comes to patience re lawsuits being filed. A tweet thread of hers today:



Go to the link. There are 6 tweets in this thread.

[raison de arizona]

[RVInit]

I don't remember anything leaking about this grand jury. Is that correct or did I just miss it?

[Slim Cognito]

I heard rumors, (maybe here?) but nothing confirmed.

[p0rtia]

Not a peep that I heard -- and I listened really hard.

The only reference I heard was earlier in the week when one of the MSNBC pundits said that a GJ could already have been convened, and we wouldn't know about it.

[bob]

The only reference I heard was earlier in the week when one of the MSNBC pundits said that a GJ could already have been convened, and we wouldn't know about it.

And Garland said something about letting the procedure run its course, which some interpreted as grand-jury proceedings. (As there's a constitutional right to a grand jury for federal crimes.)

[raison de arizona]

This Wednesday afternoon, AG Garland will deliver an update on the DOJ's efforts to create accountability around Jan 6 (but he will not discuss any specific individuals or charges.)

Despite the goofy avatar, this is a Justice Department reporter at the New York Times.

Edit: Here are a couple quotes from the statement:

NEW: Attorney General Merrick Garland will update Americans on the Jan. 6 investigation and "reaffirm the department's unwavering commitment to defend Americans and American democracy from violence and threats of violence” in a speech on Wednesday, according to a DOJ official.

"While he will not speak to specific individuals or charges, the Attorney General will discuss the department's solemn duty to uphold the Constitution, follow the facts and the law, and pursue equal justice under law without fear or favor."

If anyone has a link to the actual statement, please post up. Haven't run across the full thing yet.

[p0rtia]

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/one-yea ... ck-capitol

One Year Since the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol

Thursday, Jan. 6 2022, marks one year since the attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming the presidential election results. The government continues to investigate losses that resulted from the breach of the Capitol, including damage to the Capitol building and grounds, both inside and outside the building. According to a May 2021 estimate by the Architect of the Capitol, the attack caused approximately $1.5 million worth of damage to the U.S. Capitol building.

Under the continued leadership of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the attack continues to move forward at an unprecedented speed and scale. The Department of Justice’s resolve to hold accountable those who committed crimes on Jan. 6, 2021, has not, and will not, wane.

Based on the public court documents, below is a snapshot of the investigation as of Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Complete versions of most of the public court documents used to compile these statistics are available on the Capitol Breach Investigation Resource Page at https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases.

[filly]

Garland's "speech" is today. Why did DOJ tout this 2 days in advance ? Will you watch it? I have low expectations.