AG Garland Defends Corrupt DOJ in Ridiculous Testimony
Attorney General Merrick Garland testified today before the House Judiciary Committee regarding President Joe Biden’s DOJ being politicized in its investigations of Hunter Biden and former President Donald Trump. Garland also responded to allegations of the DOJ’s weaponization against conservatives.
Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying Wednesday morning before the House Judiciary Committee amid allegations that the federal investigation into President Biden’s son has been influenced by politics.
The committee, led by Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, announced the hearing, titled “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice,” is underway.
“The hearing, ‘Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice,’ will examine how the Justice Department has become politicized and weaponized under the leadership of Attorney General Merrick Garland,” the committee’s announcement states.
Garland made it known that he’s “not the President’s lawyer . . . or Congress’ prosecutor,” emphasizing that he works for the American people. But let’s not forget that he also works for the Executive branch. The President has the authority to tell the Attorney General to drop charges or halt investigations.
The topic of Hunter Biden’s Burisma connections and plea deal falling apart arose in the hearing, and Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4) pointed out the obvious conflict of interest in appointing Special Counsel David Weiss to spearhead the Hunter Biden investigation.
Weiss was initially in charge of the investigation into Hunter’s felony charges. But he conveniently dragged his feet and allowed the statute of limitations to expire. And now he’s leading the latest Special Counsel investigation into Hunter. Yet Garland maintained that the DOJ has handled the Hunter Biden investigation properly from the start.
Garland also answered questions from Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-5) about the curious choice of Special Counsel Jack Smith to head up the investigation into Donald Trump. Garland defended Smith’s supposed sterling reputation, which McClintock shot down, referencing the IRS scandal involving Jack Smith (which we covered in our recent rundown of Smith’s dubious history).
Garland might be putting on a political show before Congress today, but the ACLJ isn’t. Recently, we filed a FOIA request to get to the bottom of the weaponizing of the FBI to target conservatives and Christians. We already know the FBI whistleblower testified that the DOJ was going after pro-life advocates after the Dobbs decision. The DOJ also labeled concerned school parents as “domestic terrorists.”
So is Garland really working for the American people’s best interests? Or is he a puppet of the radical Left? The DOJ’s recent behavior suggests a two-tiered legal system with a strong thumb on the scales of justice.
In other news, we are appearing before the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva this week to plead with the international community to take action to save persecuted Christians around the world. We are speaking out against persecution in Nicaragua, Pakistan, Ethiopia, France, and Nigeria.
ACLJ Senior Counsel CeCe Heil discussed the importance of the upcoming interventions in Geneva:
We are able to point out like, just in Nigeria alone, that a Christian is killed for their faith every two hours. And that 90% of all Christians killed across the world happen in Nigeria. This persecution is happening really with impunity when we’re looking at it in Nigeria because that’s been a particularly bad actor. . . . [You have] Muslim terrorists, you have the Fulani herdsmen, and you have Boko Haram, and they are just wreaking havoc in that country. And the government is not able to get that under control and to actually protect their citizens and, specifically, their Christian citizens because those are the ones . . . that are really the target and the victims of all of that violence and attack.
We pray that world leaders will heed our pleas for help and enact policies to end this senseless violence.
Today’s Sekulow broadcast also provided updates on our ongoing litigation to protect your right to vote for the candidate of your choice. Sign our petition to fight against the radical Left’s blatant election interference.
Watch the full broadcast below: