This should be shocking, yet I am not surprised at all.
They thought Edgar Hoover abused privilege and power. At least he was fervently anti-Communist and didn’t indulge in partisan warfare with all the ammunition he’d amassed.
Garland, on the other hand, seems to wake each day seeing himself as America’s literal Arbiter of Justice with wisdom surpassing all three branches of government.
He goes beyond the concept of “act and ask forgiveness later”. He acts as if he’s God beyond any need of forgiving.
Being shocked, but unsurprised is well stated.