Posted on 08/11/2022 12:36:11 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed Thursday that he “personally approved” requesting the search warrant that triggered Monday’s unprecedented raid on the Florida home of former President Donald Trump and revealed the Justice Department had asked a federal magistrate judge to unseal copies of the warrant — if Trump and his legal team do not object.
“The Department filed the motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former president’s public confirmation with the search, the surrounding circumstances, and the substantial public interest in this matter,” Garland told reporters.
“Faithful adherence to the rule of law is the bedrock principle of the Justice Department and of our democracy, upholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly without fear or favor. under my watch, that is precisely what the Justice Department is doing,” he continued.
Garland, who spoke for four minutes and took no questions, confirmed that copies of the search warrant and FBI property receipt were given to Trump’s attorneys on Monday and added that they were “on site during the search.”
The Attorney General also addressed the recent “unfounded attacks” towards the FBI and Department of Justice in the aftermath of the search, saying he “will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked.”
“The men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated, patriotic public servants. Every day they protect the American people from violent crime, terrorism and other threats to their safety while safeguarding our civil rights. They do so at great personal sacrifice and risk to themselves. I am honored to work alongside them.”
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Nazi POS ordered the illegal search without cause personally
What did the President know, and when did he know it? Did Joe give his go ahead?
If the goons refused to let trumps attorney see it at the time, there’s certainly no guarantee what they release is legitimate. They’ve already been caught fabricating and falsifying evidence.
Full Statement: Attorney general Merrick Garland comments on Trump raid
https://rumble.com/v1fninr-full-attorney-general-merrick-garland-statement-on-trump-raid.html
Let’s hope the pos judge gets shafted!
Joe’s on the beach in SC. Taking a rest from all the Adderall pills.
Un seal it?
Did he get on his rear flippers and a big ball and bark for fish?
Garland is not going down in the pages of history for the reasons he thinks.
Trump’s attorneys were on-site....at the end of the driveway
what a weasel
I thought the federal court already told Garland to to make the warrant publicBY MONDAY!! Am I wrong isn’t the judge that signed off on the warrant a federal judge???
Word Salad at its best.
In a case like that, Trump’s lawyers cannot vouch for the authenticity of the warrant.
Maybe time to call the fbi field offices to politely
state displeasure?
Need to see affidavit. The search warrant affidavit has to be specific not only about the place to be searched, but this purported evidence or criminal activity that forms the basis for the search request. Police can seize only what is described in the warrant, pursuant to the underlying affidavit.
Since when is “substantial public interest” a legal doctrine that authorizes a historic search of a President’s home?
I watched it live. Waste of time.
Garland was late, probably because his staff was wordsmithing to the very end.
Nothing burger from him.
He assured us of the objectivity of the DOJ. This is the same guy who sent FBI agents to hassle and spy on concerned parents at PTA meetings on the basis of a teachers’ union letter solicited by the White House.
I bet that he did not say that they were searching for documents that would implicate the FIB in the Russia-Russia-Russia Crossfire Hurricane FISA wiretap hoax.
I’m guessing he knew something about 3 years ago..but has since forgot it..whatever it was.
Maybe a great time to call FBLiar field offices to express displeasure.
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