America Deserved Better Than Merrick Garland Allowing Trump To Get Away It

Attorney General Merrick Garland waiting too long to take action against Trump in both the classified documents and 1/6 cases, and the result was Trump getting away with it.

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The DOJ Is To Blame For Trump Skating On Criminal Charges

Joe Biden wanted to restore confidence and rebuild the culture at the Department of Justice after Trump’s term, so he nominated Merrick Garland, instead of a more aggressive prosecutorial option to be attorney general. The Biden administration believed that repairing the political culture would heal America, and they showed little interest in prosecuting Trump.

The Biden team’s lack of interest in a more aggressive nominee was reflected in their choice of Garland. Biden let the DOJ operate independently as it should, so he left the question of what to do with Donald Trump up to Garland. Not picking a prosecutor …