As Garland Arrives At DOJ, Capitol Rioter Cases Take Shape, Whistleblowers Ding Trump

Rachel Maddow reports on Attorney General Merrick Garland's speech upon arriving at the DOJ in which he emphasized equality under the law as pro-Trump rioters are being prosecuted and two whistleblowers came forward to accuse a Trump DOJ official of political scheming at the Department. Aired on 03/12/2021.
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As Garland Arrives At DOJ, Capitol Rioter Cases Take Shape, Whistleblowers Ding Trump

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  1. Finally a real Attorney General working for the people and not the president, or for personal interest.

  2. To all the attorneys who resigned in protest against
    William Barr last year,
    HERE’S YOUR CHANCE !
    You now have the opportunity to right all wrongs under
    Trump and Barr

    1. @Brandy Courvoisier They’ve moved on to much more lucrative jobs, to the detriment of the country.

    2. @Music G go ahead and tell me . Just spin your answer as far left as you want and I will comprehend it as crap 😀

    1. @Iris Hewlett “Acting positions” because Senate Republicans *refused* to confirm Obama’s nominees.

    2. @Catrasho a little over.
      The Keebler Elf Sessions who answered almost every question with “I do not recall” should have disqualified him from being an AG because his memory was clearly compromised.
      So, yes, it’s been at least four years. 👌🏽

    1. @Democratshate America That must be why the FBI recently shared a 2 year covered up report (thanks to trump) that the biggest security threat to our country is white supremacists.

    2. @Democratshate America Yes b/c now that we know trump faked the FBI report into Kavanaugh’s background Whitehouse has requested the FBI do that investigation again. 🙂
      Cheers!

    3. @Sojourner Girls First at Covid lies and deaths.”You just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed,” Trump said in a Feb. 7 call to Bob Woodward. “And so that’s a very tricky one. That’s a very delicate one. It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flus.” “This is deadly stuff.” the president repeated for emphasis.During a press conference he then told the public he hoped churches would be full by easter. T**** lied & people died.

    1. @SMS I suggest you use your mental abilities to focus on getting facts straight instead of slanting things to the left LOL

    2. @Alex Hamilton Where are you getting that from? I’m a Democrat so why would I be slanting things to the left?

  3. I’m certain we’re going to hear a lot of “this is politically motivated” every time a Republican is under scrutiny for their corrupt deeds.

    1. I am so far beyond caring what rightwingers have to say about anything. America has chosen truth over their lies. Full stop.

    2. We have a lot of Democrats under scrutiny now. There is a revolt against Cuomo in New York State. The governor of California is close to being recalled. The Michigan governor is under investigation. Look at the cries of systemic racism coming from our most progressive cities that has been under democratic control for years. So far, we’re not doing the best job in the world. This is why I believe we have to clean up our party and remove the corrupt and entrenched political class.

    1. @Alex Hamilton The entire trump administration was a dumpster fire of unqualified hacks, cronies, and Religious nuts.

    1. @R L T “Biden is a laughing stock with our allies.”
      the entire UN laughed in trump’s face.
      Biden is a step up.

    2. @No Name There are so many possible crimes during the trump mess. The undermining of the CDC and trump’s pandemic lies could be negligent homicide on a giant level. The insurrection 1-6, could be incitement, obstruction of congress, the Georgian attempt at vote fraud, the firing of the FBI director in aid of crime, 10 obstruction of justice charges from the Mueller Report, dangling of pardons & witness tampering, etc, etc.

    1. @funches897 my conscience is as clear as my criminal record, I’m not some dumb rioter or even worse a trumpanzee jumping around the capital

    2. @Forged Hard thAt is for local folks. Last time in oregon some folks took over government land they did republican thing. Not guilty.

  4. It’s pretty bad that one needs to become a President of The United States to destroy the DOJ to avoid criminal prosecution. God
    Bless everyone that protected our Constitution.

    1. Interesting point Leslie. We should remember that Orange POS’s lengthy background of criminality … his daddy Fred schooled him in under reporting assets and overstating expenses AND evading tax exposure.

    2. TR45H gutted so many federal agencies ….it will take years to clean up this mess. His people also burrowed into lower positions.

    1. Trapped under the red hat. Nope. Liberated from that hate fear scare the church lady party. Conservative values …..what a joke.

    2. Biden is horrible and a walking cadaver. Other countries don’t even want to deal with him. Biden cheated and the entire world knows that

    3. ​@Nicolette Marinelliso not true . It’s just very hard to find truly republicans. Almost all of them looks like talking heads and nothing more. General line most of them – do not let dems help Americans for just be elected. And of course all of them, including half of dems, happy to take money from big corps.

    1. @Tracy Rowe What right wing insurrectionists? Are you talking about the people that charged the capital? I think they were stupid and achieved nothing.
      Those people that are trying to burn down buildings with people in them I think should be shot.

    2. @Brian Baff just because they failed their objective doesn’t mean they weren’t insurrectionists. They don’t get a pass because they’re morons
      Give me proof of anyone trying to burn down an occupied building

    3. @Tracy Rowe its not hard to search for Portland courthouse antifa. Videos are there.
      There was also a case where they tried to cement an exit to a police station and light it on fire.
      If yiu come up with nothing let me know will post links in the morning
      Ah screw it
      https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kiro7.com/news/local/spd-rioters-tried-trap-officers-inside-burning-precinct-using-rebar-concrete/5AERWGBGYJE7DC6CLW3PEKKAEE/%3foutputType=amp
      And another
      https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/08/25/four-indicted-for-allegedly-burning-down-minneapolis-police-station-during-george-floyd-unrest/amp/
      Those were police stations
      Courthouse
      https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/rioters-set-fire-federal-courthouse-162333860.html
      Need more?

    4. @Brian Baff that is what some news outlets wanted you to believe. They just put the tapes on rewind to make you believe it was still going on. Just call your family and friends in those cities and you will find the truth.

    5. @Leslie C yAre you are trying to say there were no new riots in Portland in last couple weeks and its some media lie?

  5. I confess I was wrong — I thought the Senate would never confirm him, despite his excellent qualifications. I’m very pleased.

    1. Probably because they knew Barr was SO corrupt, that any marginally a-political AG would uncover and expose just how shockingly bad he really was. So, they figured, they might as well just Garland through.

    2. There were 30 Republican Senators that voted against Garland…very good place to start taking out the garbage!

    1. @Bianca Culpo I was anxiously awaiting your reply about what ‘we know’ and I have not yet received one. I hope all is well with you. Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

    2. @TMC CLIFFORD Anyone can be prosecuted for any reason. I recall what Joseph Stalin said, ‘show me the man and I will show you the crime.’ Anyone can be prosecuted but under our system of law now if there was no crime there could be no guilty verdict.

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