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Biden AG pick says Antifa attacks on federal courthouse may not be domestic terrorism because they happened at night
Post Millennial ^ | Feb 22 | Libby Emmons

Posted on 02/22/2021 6:11:39 PM PST by RandFan

Merrick Garland took questions in the Senate today in support of his nomination by President Joe Biden for US Attorney General.

Senator Josh Hawley asked Garland his thoughts on "assaults on federal property in places other than Washington, DC, Portland, for instance, Seattle." Garland said, in essence, that while the attack on the Capitol was domestic terrorism, the attacks on federal buildings over the summer likely were not.

"Do you regard assaults on federal courthouses or other federal property as acts of domestic extremism, domestic terrorism?"

"Well Senator, my own definition, which is about the same as the statutory definition, is the use of violence or threats of violence in an attempt to disrupt democratic processes. So an attack on a courthouse while in operation, trying to prevent judges from actually deciding cases, that plainly is domestic extremism, domestic terrorism.

"An attack simply on a government property, at night, or any other kind of circumstances is a clear crime and a serious one and should be punished. I don't know enough about the facts of the example you're talking about, but that's where I draw the line.

"Both are criminal, but one is a core attack on our Democratic institutions," Garland said.

As regards the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Garland intends to deal harshly with those who participated.

(Excerpt) Read more at thepostmillennial.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: doj; merrickgarland; merrickposgarland; rolandfreisler; searchworks
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To: RandFan

And also if it happened on a Monday, or if there was a Full moon. Gosh forbid that they would have to prosecute them.


21 posted on 02/22/2021 6:28:04 PM PST by rovenstinez
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To: RandFan

The FBI has become a domestic terror organization. And the DoJ is in full accomplice mode. Sad.


22 posted on 02/22/2021 6:28:34 PM PST by Montana_Sam (Truth lives.)
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To: RandFan

How about burning a police station WITH POLICE INSIDE.

And how come he wasn’t asked THAT question. These politicians are preening fools.


23 posted on 02/22/2021 6:33:33 PM PST by Fido969
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To: RandFan

So I wonder what this idiot thinks about the military when the enemy or we attack at night. It isn’t a friggin’ battle? I think Merry Garland is ready for the nursing home.


24 posted on 02/22/2021 6:33:56 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: RandFan

Self disqualified....by idiocy!


25 posted on 02/22/2021 6:34:29 PM PST by pacificus
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To: RandFan

So is it not looting if the business is closed?


26 posted on 02/22/2021 6:35:28 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: RandFan
The KKK was the terrorist arm of the the Democrat Party before civil rights. ANTIFA is the terrorist arm of the Democrat party today. As long as Antifa is useful, the Democrat machine will look the other way. When Antifa gets out of line, and they will, then the Democrats will clamp down on them. The top of the machine does not care how many get hurt as long as they get to stay in charge.
27 posted on 02/22/2021 6:40:10 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: RandFan

>>”Well Senator, my own definition, which is about the same as the statutory definition, is the use of violence or threats of violence in an attempt to disrupt democratic processes. So an attack on a courthouse while in operation, trying to prevent judges from actually deciding cases, that plainly is domestic extremism, domestic terrorism.

Like Amy Schumer trying to invade the Justice Kavanaugh hearings?

Like Chuck Schumer threatening Justices on the bench?


28 posted on 02/22/2021 6:41:30 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: RandFan

BOY! They can s*** on everything and make it good like icing on a cake.


29 posted on 02/22/2021 6:42:12 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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To: RandFan

I miss Obama. His people were expert liars. They’d look you right I. The eye and lie likes pros. Psaki (sp), this joker, etc are bumbling amateurs at straight face lying. Of course Joes was an accomplished congenital liar, but he’s sadly lost his edge due to the dementia


30 posted on 02/22/2021 6:42:47 PM PST by j.havenfarm (20 years on Free Republic, 12/10/20! More than 3700 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: DoughtyOne

She must not know that lynchings often happened at night. They were horrible attrocities and certainly were carried out to terrorize on the black community.


31 posted on 02/22/2021 6:43:08 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: ifinnegan

The Left doesn’t consider William Ayers or Angela Davis to be terrorists either.

Must be “youthful indiscretion”.


32 posted on 02/22/2021 6:44:14 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: RandFan

One more brain dead SJW globalist for the Bai Dung administration.


33 posted on 02/22/2021 6:46:42 PM PST by TigersEye (Will the Younger Dryas Impact you? )
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To: RandFan

He said stuff much worse than this.

He blamed “White Supremacist’s” for the Capitol Hill attacks for one.


34 posted on 02/22/2021 6:48:23 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Don't blame me, I Voted for the guy who actually Won the 2020 Presidential Election...)
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To: Montana_Sam

Sad for all of US.
Lefties are not going to be bothered.

And the cops will be the tip of the spear.


35 posted on 02/22/2021 6:50:55 PM PST by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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To: RandFan; All

Merrick Garland sounds like that he as big of a CLUELESS FOOL & CROOK as James Comey is.

Yours, ex-cadet


36 posted on 02/22/2021 6:51:33 PM PST by ex-cadet
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To: RandFan

are we glad this maroon never made SCOTUS, or what...


37 posted on 02/22/2021 6:52:45 PM PST by stylin19a (Seems 4,153,237 people got wed one year, not to start trouble but shouldn't that be an even number?)
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To: PLMerite

it’s not stupidity and until people here stop calling these people “liberal” and accusing them of being “dumb” or “clueless” we’re never going to win.


38 posted on 02/22/2021 6:54:10 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: PLMerite

This stupidity is SO not going to end well.
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I bet he is confirmed and I bet Flimsey Grahamnesty votes for him.


39 posted on 02/22/2021 6:54:15 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: RandFan; mewzilla; Chode; Lockbox; carriage_hill; tubebender; SkyDancer; Salamander; infool7; ...

Translation:

demonratcommieblmantifaterrorscumfeminazipedophilegoatraper (s) (ing) get a free pass and collect $200 on the way out the door.

All “immigrants” are allowed in to the country and are given a Home and Vehicle(s) that were confiscated from the white man and family. they will be given $1000.00 monthly EBT Cards, $10,000.00 Cash, free Medical Care, Life, Home and Vehicle insurance coverage plus a get out of Jail free card. And All they have to do is cross the U.S. Boarder.

Religious, hard working, White, Firearms owners, with Wives, Children in Home School that were within 5000 miles of Washington State and/or the district of corruption are automatically convicted and sentenced without a trial of any type and will serve a 50 year sentence in a Labor Camp while His Wife, hundreds of miles away from His location is in a Woman’s labor camp while Their Children attended a goobermint indoctrination center.


40 posted on 02/22/2021 6:54:37 PM PST by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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