EDITORIAL_ Merrick Garland, destroyer of liberty

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Merrick Garland, destroyer of liberty

Attorney general's two-tiered system of justice undermines basic freedoms

Democrats’ two-tiered system of justice in the courts illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times more >

COMMENTARY

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times - Thursday, September 19, 2024

OPINION:


Speaking from the Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Building in Washington last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland described criticism of his department as “dangerous and outrageous.” In so doing, the attorney general revealed himself as the greater threat to American values.

Mr. Garland recited instances in which mean words have been directed at his underlings, saying, “These attacks have come in the form of conspiracy theories, dangerous falsehoods, efforts to bully and intimidate career public servants by repeatedly and publicly singling them out and threats of actual violence.”

Making violent threats against federal officials is a serious crime, which the DOJ has unilateral authority to investigate and punish. It’s disingenuous to suggest the people with badges, guns and the full weight of the U.S. government on their side are at risk from public critiques of their performance.

To the contrary, these “career public servants” deserve additional scrutiny because their authority, if abused, undermines the social fabric. An example of abuse would be to ignore norms that have been in place since the founding of our republic. “Our norms are a promise that we will fiercely protect the independence of this Department from political interference in our criminal investigations,” said Mr. Garland.

That promise was broken when the DOJ deliberately deep-sixed the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden’s sale of access to his father — then the vice president — to foreign nationals. The FBI, which answers to the Justice Department, ordered Facebook to suppress legitimate and accurate news stories about Hunter’s laptop and the proof of crimes contained therein.

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