A former Trump lawyer debunked it over the weekend. And as the GOP strained to revive it Tuesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland offered firm denials.
A clip of Stephen K. Bannon is played on a screen as Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. about the supposed “weaponization” of the justice system against the GOP. Garland two weeks ago delivered what was by his standards a quick and strong
Garland made clear in his opening statement what he was there for, ticking off a series of conspiracy theories he pitched as not just false but, like the assassination theory, dangerous to the civil servants he leads. Among them: the idea that President Biden’s Justice Department was involved in the successful Manhattan criminal prosecution of Trump. Trump has long blamed Biden for this prosecution, without any evidence.
And that was about the best they could offer. Both Gaetz and McClintock challenged Garland to turn over any potential Justice Department correspondence with state and local prosecutors who have charged Trump. Garland said any such requests would be reviewed through the normal process. And Republicans brought it up sparingly from that point.
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