The president believes the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents went beyond his remit. And part of the blame is being placed on the AG.
Joe Biden has told aides and outside advisers that Attorney General Merrick Garland did not do enough to rein in a special counsel report stating that the president had diminished mental faculties, according to two people close to the president, as White House frustration with the head of the Justice Department grows.
The report from special counsel Robert Hur ultimately cleared Biden of any charges stemming from his handling of classified documents that were found at Biden’s think tank and his home. But Hur’s explanation for not bringing charges — that Biden would have persuaded the jury that he was a forgetful old man — upended the presidential campaign and infuriated the White House.
Biden and his closest advisers believe Hur went well beyond his purview and was gratuitous and misleading in his descriptions, according to those two people, who were granted anonymity to speak freely. And they put part of the blame on Garland, who they say should have demanded edits to Hur’s report, including around the descriptions of Biden’s faltering memory.
Unpopular opinion here but I think Garland is doing a fantastic job. That Biden felt Garland could or should rein in the Special Council suggests ignorance to the entire point of appointing a special council.
Biden is off the hook and Garland set Smith up for success on Trump. People expecting justice of this magnitude to happen overnight do not understand the legal system and the complexity of these cases.
Some of you may not be aware that Merrick Garland was a Supreme Court nominee of Obama’s that Republicans (McConnell) blocked. He’s not some plant lol.
Garland is the best Republican Biden could have hired for this job.
What he should have done is hired an aggressive progressive. His lack of foresight could be the undoing of America entirely if he loses to trump.
Obama and Biden are right of Reagan. They are not progressives they are not aggressive. In any other country they’d be far right.
That’s an absolutely bonkers take. I’m sorry but it’s unhinged.
Facts done care about your feelings. There’s nothing unhinged with a realistic political analysis.
I noticed you provided no evidence to the contrary just an ad hominem.
I agree that facts don’t care about feelings. What’s a woman? I’m just curious can you tell me what your definition is?
Sorry I don’t agree. I think Garland was the perfect pick given the zeigeist. People act as though the entire country is just itching for a progressive when the unfortunate reality is that a large swath of this country is (a) ignorant, (b) apathetic, and © conservative. Within the purview of a massive right-wing and corporate propaganda machine that controls the national narrative with soundbite talking-points and BoThEriSm still running strong, it was wise to find someone who both caters to the traditional notion of conservatism and yet who actually has a strong conviction for true Justice.
I promise that anyone criticizing Garland for not moving fast enough knows not the first thing about law or the ramifications of doing this half-assed. In other words, Dunning-Kruger Effect is on full display for such critics. To that, I say Garland’s careful investigation and subsequent deferral to Jack Smith to ensure no arguments of political bias hold weight has been masterful. Dot your i’s, cross your t’s; take as long as you need to ensure a tight case in what will be the most important trials perhaps in our entire history. After all, we know there is likely going to be a lot of money and intimidation on the right funneling into Trump’s defens.e
Center-right? Yeah. Far-right? I can’t agree with that. That would suggest Obama and Biden are in the AfD camp of Germany, which would be absurd.