Posted on 06/09/2023 6:11:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a four-page letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Friday expressing grave concerns with the indictment of Donald Trump and again requesting documents and information related to the raid at Mar-a-Lago that the DOJ has refused to provide to the committee.
The letter begins by reminding Garland that Trump is “Biden’s chief rival in the upcoming presidential election” and a reference to the double standard created by the failure to prosecute Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information (emphasis mine):
The Biden Department of Justice is reportedly about to indict a former president and President Biden’s chief rival in the upcoming presidential election. According to reports, the Department will indict President Donald Trump, despite declining to indict former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her mishandling of classified information and failing to indict President Biden for his mishandling of classified information. The indictment creates, at the minimum, a serious appearance of a double standard and a miscarriage of justice—an impression that is only strengthened by allegations that a Biden Justice Department lawyer “inappropriately sought to pressure” a Trump-affiliated lawyer with the prospect of a judgeship. Additional information
recently obtained by the Committee about the Department’s execution of a search warrant on President Trump’s residence only reinforces our grave concerns that your reported actions are nothing more than a politically motivated prosecution.
Jordan then informs Garland about points made in a transcribed interview of Steven D’Antuono, former Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, held on June 7. D’Antuono, who has more than 20 years’ law enforcement experience, “expressed strong concerns with the Department’s pursuit of the raid and noted several unusual features in the Department’s handling of the case,” according to Jordan.
Those “unusual features” are:
The committee requested, again, the following from the Department of Justice, and gave a deadline of June 16:
Jordan ended the letter by reminding Garland of the Committee’s jurisdiction over the Department of Justice related to oversight.
Read the entire letter below.
2023 06 09 Jdj to Garland Re Mal by Jennifer Van Laar on Scribd
A letter expressing grave concerns?? Oh, well done, Jim! Well done indeed!
That’s about all you will get from our side. Just look at the tepid response republicans have offered at this point.
He’s been taking lessons from Grassley.
Trey Gowdy used to issue lots of warnings too.
A letter, wow I bet he is scared. I like Jim Jordan but he needs to get off his ass and DEMAND McCarthy sign a stack of Subpoenas, Arrest and Detainment warrants and give them to Jordan and his committee.
You Subpoena him and give the Capitol Police a Warrant to escort him to the committee, then find him in contempt of congress just for showing up and inform him the detainment order is until the End of the Congressional session, he will be held in Solitary confinement with NO VISITORS or contact with anyone except hi jailer and that he will be brought back for more testimony when the committee reconvenes in JAIL ATTIRE complete with Leg Irons and Shackles...And you do that for every last person in the Executive Branch
“Letters” is all we’ll get from this useless group of jello-spined RINO’s. Demonicrats laugh at them.
We live in a letter writing clown world
They are no longer hiding their total disregard for the law. No wonder Obama wanted him on the Supreme Court.
Begin impeachment proceedings against Garland and Biden.
They are dirty criminals. Fight.
Begin impeachment proceedings against Garland and Biden.
They are dirty criminals. Fight.
That will work... Not!
And without the 2/3’rds vote to convict in the Senate would good would it do?
Grave concerns and impeachment warnings.
The stuff of fundraising emails.
From the spineless RINO party.
A strongly worded letter! That’s harsh.
I like it! You should head to DC and take over on Monday as chief of the Judiciary Committee staff.
There are already people here saying impeachment is pointless because it’ll die in the Senate
Nevermind the fact that democrats did it twice and were gearing up for a 3rd time but ran out of time to Trump.
Impeach every one of those s.o.b democrats and get all their dirty laundry out in the open.
The GOP is either completely spineless or terrified democrats will call hillarys suicide assistance hot line and schedule their suicide
Cong. Gowdey was a silver-tongued sellout. There’s gotta be better comparison to make.
Send the US Marshals to the DOJ and I will then pay attention.
Damn it Jim!
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