The most political attorney general in American history has insisted he only ever wanted to pursue justice.
Merrick Garland, who worked tirelessly to harass, persecute and ultimately imprison Donald Trump and his supporters, said in a farewell speech in front of staffers.
“It is the obligation of each of us to follow our norms, not only when it is easy, but also when it is hard, especially when it is hard,” Garland declared.
“It is the obligation of each of us to adhere to our norms, even when and especially when the circumstances we face are not normal.”
According to Politico, which obtained a transcript of his remarks, Garland became “emotional” during the 15-minute speech, which was held at the Great Hall in the Department of Justice.
Garland went on to boast about how the department had charged over 1,500 protesters involved in the January 6th protests, yet insisted that he was only ever motivated by “justice” rather than the political demands of the Biden White House.
He continued:
You charged more than 1,500 people for criminal conduct that occurred during the January 6 attack on the Capitol, as well as in the days and weeks leading up to that attack, you brought to justice those who kicked, punched, beat and tased law enforcement officers who were protecting the capitol that day.
You pursued accountability for that attack on our democracy wherever it led, guided only by your commitment to following the facts and the law.
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The story that has been told by some outside of this building about what has happened inside of it is wrong. You have worked to pursue justice, not politics.
That is the truth, and nothing can change it. I know that a lot is being asked of you right now. All I ask is that you remember who you are and why you came to work here in the first place.”
While Garland knows that his corruption and political vendettas will be undone by his replacement Pam Bondi and the incoming Trump administration, he is presumably hoping that his lackeys will carry on their mission from inside the department.
Last month, The Washington Post reported that Garland was “encouraging career staffers to remain in their jobs through the next administration, stressing that institutional knowledge is important as a new leaders take hold.”
“You will continue in the department’s mission, what has always been its mission: to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe and to protect civil rights,” Garland said during a speech last month.
“You — the career lawyers of this district, the career lawyers of all the U.S. attorney’s offices, the career lawyers of the Justice Department as a whole — you are the institutional backbone of this department.”
However, some of these individuals may themselves be facing the hammer of justice.
Back in November, it was reported that many lawyers at the DOJ were hiring themselves criminal defense attorneys in anticipation of Trump’s return to the White House and that many had “wept” following his landslide victory over Kamala Harris.
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