Social media users took aim at US Attorney Merrick Garland next Video of him leaving The Justice Department went viral online.
A Justice Department video showed Garland exiting the department on Friday amid cheers and applause from department staff and other government officials who lined the halls to bid him farewell. However, he was received very differently by the prosecutor's critics on X, formerly Twitter.
“Good riddance, Merrick Garland – you pathetic hacker. @PamBondi will finally restore dignity to the Department of Justice. MAGA!” RNC Research wrote on X.
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The embattled prosecutor has been a regular target of conservatives and GOP leaders who have called him corrupt throughout the four years of the Biden administration.
Critics accused Garland of using the department as a weapon against President-elect Donald Trump after the official launched an investigation into Trump's handling of secret records that included the Mar-a-Lago raid. Garland admitted that he “personally approved” the raid.
Conservatives have questioned Garland about his department's treatment of Catholics in multiple instances — one where GOP lawmakers accused the Justice Department of “rejecting…Achieving justice“After the attacks on Catholic churches.
Garland was also questioned at a congressional hearing On Catholics He is allegedly targeted by the FBI.
Conservatives went after the attorney general in 2021 next face The FBI and U.S. Attorney's Offices to hold meetings with federal, state and local law enforcement leaders on ways to combat what the Department of Justice described as “increasing harassment, intimidation and threats of violence against school board members, teachers and staff in our nation's public schools.” “Coming from the parents.
It appears that prominent X conservatives have not forgotten his record in their responses to the clip.
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., condemned Garland's record, posting, “Merrick Garland has left @TheJusticeDept for the final time. His Justice Department attacked concerned parents. His Justice Department attacked devout Catholics. His Justice Department attacked political opponents. It was His Department of Justice is Unprecedented This disgraceful era of brazen legal-political warfare is finally over.
Republican communications consultant Matt Whitlock called Garland “one of the greatest disappointments in modern political history.”
He added: “Garland has gone from head of the D.C. Circuit to political outlaw for the dark money groups that controlled the Biden White House. The man sent the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings.”
The alleged FBI document suggests the agency may target Catholics who attend a Latin Mass
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., press secretary Jeremy Redfern He lashed out at the attorney general, saying, “I never thought we would see someone do more damage to the credibility of the Department of Justice than Eric Holder, but then Merrick Garland happened.”
Rep. Kevin Hearne, Republican of Oklahoma, condemned the official, saying: “Merrick Garland oversaw the evil weaponization of the federal government against the American people. He has caused irreparable damage to the institution. Good riddance.”
Conservative columnist Tim Young criticized Justice Department staff for applauding Garland in his exit video.
“Fire every DOJ employee who applauds Merrick Garland. If you can cheer for him, you should have zero influence on this country's judicial system once Trump takes office,” he wrote.
Federal CEO Sean Davis also went after employees who were clapping, saying: “Identify and fire everyone in the photos applauding Garland or crying about his exit.”
Babylon Bee managing editor Joel Perry agreed with Davis, saying: “Just fire them all. Empty them completely.”
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