President Joe Biden reportedly wanted the Justice Department to prosecute then-former President Donald Trump much sooner and more aggressively than it actually did, and put Merrick Garland on trial. It is reported that he regrets nominating him as chief minister.
The report published in washington post echoes on saturday report almost 3 years ago new york timesThe article suggested in 2022 that Biden was unhappy with the slow pace of Garland, a “serious judge.”
of post noticed:
People familiar with Biden's comments said that in his private life, Biden has criticized the Justice Department's slow prosecution of Trump under Garland, and that he has been active in prosecuting Biden's son Hunter. He is dissatisfied with one thing and says he should have chosen someone other than Merrick Garland for attorney general.
…Biden's incoming chief of staff, Ron Klain, endorsed Garland. He stressed that Garland, a federal judge with a reputation for independence and impartiality, will show Americans that Biden is rebuilding an agency that has been shaken by Trump's political attacks. .
Biden was persuaded, and some Democrats believe the decision had disastrous consequences. If the Justice Department had moved sooner to prosecute Trump for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election and manipulating classified documents, former President Trump would have faced a politically damaging trial before the election. They say it could have been. (Some have accused the Supreme Court and Trump-appointed Florida judges of repeatedly siding with the former president and delaying the case, but the Justice Department declined to comment.)
The Biden White House has maintained throughout his presidency that it has not politicized the Justice Department, and that it is in fact depoliticizing it. Democrats argued the department was politicized by then-Attorney General William Barr, who refused to release grand jury materials related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into so-called “Russian collusion.” Barr pointed out that it is against the law to release grand jury materials.
of post He omits another reason why Garland was chosen. Garland had been blocked from being confirmed to the Supreme Court by Republicans in 2016, and his appointment was seen as both a strike against the party and a consolation prize.
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