Attorney General Merrick Garland will make a statement today at 2:30pm, the Justice Dept announces

[mystery-ak]

Merrick Garland Suggests DOJ Sought ‘Less Intrusive’ Means Before Trump Raid

Attorney General Merrick Garland suggested Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought “less intrusive” means of obtaining presidential documents before using a search warrant, and an FBI raid, on former President Donald Trump’s home.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/11/merrick-garland-suggests-doj-sought-less-intrusive-means-before-trump-raid/

[berdie]

Kelly O'Donnell
@KellyO
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As we await AG Merrick Garland and his statement, a senior WH official tells me the Biden WH was not informed this was happening:
"We have had no notice that he was giving remarks and no briefing on the content of them."

So, what the WH is saying is...they had no idea about the raid and now no knowledge of the press conference?

Sounds to me like Joe has a rogue DOJ on their hands.

[DCPatriot]

Yep.  That affidavit will have the informant's signature on it.  And per Garland, he has already filed a motion with the South Florida court to have that information released.

Isn't what happened here ... that Garland wants the inventory of what was taken made public...to call Pres. Trump's 'Bluff'?

[Hoodat]

Merrick Garland Suggests DOJ Sought ‘Less Intrusive’ Means Before Trump Raid

Merrick Garland is a lying POS.

[Hoodat]

So, what the WH is saying is...they had no idea about the raid and now no knowledge of the press conference?

Sounds to me like Joe has a rogue DOJ on their hands.

Karine Jean-Pierre admitted as such two days ago.  She said that there was no communication between the White House and the Justice Dept. Yet the statement offered today hints of an expectation that such conversations do indeed occur.

[GtHawk]

You know what I haven't seen in all this is the laying out by the DOJ what steps were taken to resolve this accusation and resolve the issue without a insane 9 hour search of a former Presidents residence and the reason is patently obvious. They did it this way not because they had to but because they wanted to know the the fourth branch of the socialist democrat government would fill the airwaves and internet with lies and innuendo all in attempt to destroy Trump. All these idiots have done is to fire up the base and outrage American's on the edge driving them to the right.

 They can't comprehend that though Trump is the face of the movement that even if they take him down with their lies the movement remains and will only get stronger. If they think removing Trump from running will result in say DeSantis running and that that will make it easier for them to keep the White House or anything else they are even stupider than I thought and I had a pretty low opinion of them to begin with.

[Kamaji]

You know what I haven't seen in all this is the laying out by the DOJ what steps were taken to resolve this accusation and resolve the issue without a insane 9 hour search of a former Presidents residence and the reason is patently obvious. They did it this way not because they had to but because they wanted to know the the fourth branch of the socialist democrat government would fill the airwaves and internet with lies and innuendo all in attempt to destroy Trump. All these idiots have done is to fire up the base and outrage American's on the edge driving them to the right.

 They can't comprehend that though Trump is the face of the movement that even if they take him down with their lies the movement remains and will only get stronger. If they think removing Trump from running will result in say DeSantis running and that that will make it easier for them to keep the White House or anything else they are even stupider than I thought and I had a pretty low opinion of them to begin with.

They've drunk too much of their own kool-aid, and are convinced that the entire country, except for a few "deplorables" here and there hate Trump just as much as they do and want to see Trump taken down, by any means necessary.

[DCPatriot]

[Hoodat]

They've drunk too much of their own kool-aid, and are convinced that the entire country, except for a few "deplorables" here and there hate Trump just as much as they do and want to see Trump taken down, by any means necessary.

Garland appeared 'put out' today, annoyed that he actually had to address the unwashed masses on this.  In other words, he came across as some elitist putz.

[DCPatriot]

You know what I haven't seen in all this is the laying out by the DOJ what steps were taken to resolve this accusation and resolve the issue without a insane 9 hour search of a former Presidents residence and the reason is patently obvious. They did it this way not because they had to but because they wanted to know the the fourth branch of the socialist democrat government would fill the airwaves and internet with lies and innuendo all in attempt to destroy Trump. All these idiots have done is to fire up the base and outrage American's on the edge driving them to the right.

 They can't comprehend that though Trump is the face of the movement that even if they take him down with their lies the movement remains and will only get stronger. If they think removing Trump from running will result in say DeSantis running and that that will make it easier for them to keep the White House or anything else they are even stupider than I thought and I had a pretty low opinion of them to begin with.

Nope!  Cannot share your optimism here.

Without the media microphone, we're going to lose even worse than 2020.

Mail-in voting means defeat plain and simple.

[massadvj]

They can't comprehend that though Trump is the face of the movement that even if they take him down with their lies the movement remains and will only get stronger. If they think removing Trump from running will result in say DeSantis running and that that will make it easier for them to keep the White House or anything else they are even stupider than I thought and I had a pretty low opinion of them to begin with.

They want MAGA to be pissed off and strong in the same way we might want the woke crowd to be pissed off and strong.  What they are doing is intentionally making Trump a folk hero to the MAGA crowd. They know this.  It is intentional.  They want Trump to be the nominee.  It might be a stupid strategy, but it is all they have because nothing fires up their base like TDS.

Don't think any of this is intended to keep Trump from running.  They want him to be the GOP nominee.  They have nothing else.

[Hoodat]

Don't think any of this is intended to keep Trump from running.  They want him to be the GOP nominee.  They have nothing else.

The Democrats have picked the GOP candidate every election since 2008.  They tried mightily in 2000, but failed.

[mystery-ak]

WATCH: Democrat Pays to Fly ‘Ha Ha’ Banner over Trump’s Home After FBI Raid

A Florida man commissioned a plane to fly a banner reading “Ha ha ha ha ha” over former President Donald Trump’s home on Wednesday following the FBI’s raid.

It happened while Trump’s supporters gathered outside the home to protest the FBI’s actions, NBC Miami reported.

Thomas Kennedy said he and friends paid $1,800 to have the banner flown near the estate for several hours.

On what appeared to be his Twitter page, Kennedy described himself as an organizer, writer, immigrant, and Democrat National Committee member.

https://twitter.com/tomaskenn/status/1557521406409285639

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/11/watch-democrat-pays-to-fly-ha-ha-banner-over-trumps-home-after-fbi-raid/

[Luis Gonzalez]

If they find nothing, they will fabricate something.

[berdie]

I admit, I didn't sit down and listen to everything Garland said.

But did I misunderstand or did he say he would unseal the docs but it would be up to Trump to release them?

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

WATCH: Democrat Pays to Fly ‘Ha Ha’ Banner over Trump’s Home After FBI Raid

A Florida man commissioned a plane to fly a banner reading “Ha ha ha ha ha” over former President Donald Trump’s home on Wednesday following the FBI’s raid.

It happened while Trump’s supporters gathered outside the home to protest the FBI’s actions, NBC Miami reported.

Thomas Kennedy said he and friends paid $1,800 to have the banner flown near the estate for several hours.

On what appeared to be his Twitter page, Kennedy described himself as an organizer, writer, immigrant, and Democrat National Committee member.

https://twitter.com/tomaskenn/status/1557521406409285639

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/11/watch-democrat-pays-to-fly-ha-ha-banner-over-trumps-home-after-fbi-raid/

I don't think Trump is ever there right?

[mystery-ak]

I don't think Trump is ever there right?

Not during the summer...he's in NYC and his golf club in NJ

[mystery-ak]

I admit, I didn't sit down and listen to everything Garland said.

But did I misunderstand or did he say he would unseal the docs but it would be up to Trump to release them?

AG GARLAND says the "Justice Department has filed a motion in the Southern District of Florida to unseal a search warrant" pertaining to the former president's property, after Trump publicized the search.

He unsealed it...so Trump can release it if he wants...

[mountaineer]

Merrick Garland Suggests DOJ Sought ‘Less Intrusive’ Means Before Trump Raid

Attorney General Merrick Garland suggested Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought “less intrusive” means of obtaining presidential documents before using a search warrant, and an FBI raid, on former President Donald Trump’s home.

So when they were at Mar-a-Lago in June and Trump willingly handed over 15 boxes of something-or-other, that technique couldn't be used again?

[mountaineer]

Thomas Kennedy said he and friends paid $1,800 to have the banner flown near the estate for several hours.

We all know what is said of fools and their money.

[240B]

If they find nothing, they will fabricate something.

True. The FBI no longer waits for their 'target' to break the law. The FBI does it for them. And then blames the target(s) for what they themselves did.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Don't think any of this is intended to keep Trump from running.  They want him to be the GOP nominee.  They have nothing else.

 

[Right_in_Virginia]

I don't think Trump is ever there right?

If he had been @Weird Tolkienish Figure the airspace woud have been restricted.

(He aso spends the summers at his NJ golf resort)

[libertybele]

If they find nothing, they will fabricate something.

Of course they will.  That's has pretty much been the expectation of many.

[240B]

Of course they will.  That's has pretty much been the expectation of many.

We have to prove that Trump and his supporters are criminals! No matter what it takes. That is the singular mission of the FBI!

[mountaineer]

Article III Project Statement on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Prepared Remarks on the FBI Raid of Mar-a-Lago

WASHINGTON — Mike Davis, Founder and President of the Article III Project, issued the following statement after Attorney General Merrick Garland addressed the FBI’s raid of former President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago:

“Attorney General Merrick Garland attempted to do damage control and defend the indefensible in his political press conference. He left more questions than answers. He’s a former federal judge and prosecutor. He should be ashamed of himself for politicizing the Justice Department so dangerously. He must resign.

“The President of the United States has both the constitutional and statutory power to declassify anything he wants. If President Trump left the White House with classified records, they are declassified by his actions. But even if President Trump had classified records in his possession, they were protected. All former Presidents get a federally funded office, security clearances, Secret Service protection, and secure facilities (SCIFs) for classified records.

“All Presidents take records when they leave. They don’t pack their own boxes. The National Archives takes the position that almost everything is a ‘presidential record,’ and the federal government writ large over-classifies almost everything. It’s routine for any Office of the Former President to negotiate with the National Archives. They could’ve alerted Congress. The Biden Justice Department could’ve filed a civil lawsuit. They could’ve sought and enforced a subpoena.

“Instead, Attorney General Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray found a federal magistrate judge in Palm Beach with an obvious judicial bias against President Trump, obtained an unlawful and unnecessary home warrant, and launched an unprecedented home raid of a former president and President Biden’s top political opponent, all for records the former president had for 18 months without issue. If Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray refuse to resign, House Republicans must impeach them when the GOP regains power in January for clearly abusing their power,” Davis said.

The Article III Project (A3P) was founded by veteran GOP operative and attorney Mike Davis, who, after helping win the Senate confirmation battles of Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, developed the reputation as a “take-no-prisoners conservative eager to challenge the left with hardball tactics,” as reported in The New York Times. A3P defends constitutionalist judges, punches back on radical assaults on judicial independence (like court-packing) and opposes judicial and other nominees who are outside of the mainstream. Davis previously served as Chief Counsel for Nominations to Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and led the Senate confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and a record number of circuit court judges.

[massadvj]

I didn't say it was a good strategy, or even a smart strategy.  But this is the Democrat party that is openly financially supporting MAGA candidates in the GOP primaries. Clearly, in their minds they think elevating Trump and Trump candidates is in their best interest.

[Cyber Liberty]

He unsealed it...so Trump can release it if he wants...

AFAIK, it's not "unsealed," or the Judge who signed the Warrant wouldn't be demanding a copy from the DoJ,

[Luis Gonzalez]

Don't think any of this is intended to keep Trump from running.  They want him to be the GOP nominee.  They have nothing else.

I am almost right there with you.

Trump may be the only Republican POTUS nominee that could possibly lose the 2024 election. 

[Luis Gonzalez]

I am almost right there with you.

Trump may be the only Republican POTUS nominee that could possibly lose the 2024 election.

P.S. Reborn Never Trumper here, and I will vote for him even if I have to crawl over broken glass to do it.

[DCPatriot]

P.S. Reborn Never Trumper here, and I will vote for him even if I have to crawl over broken glass to do it.

 

[mystery-ak]

P.S. Reborn Never Trumper here, and I will vote for him even if I have to crawl over broken glass to do it.

@Luis Gonzalez
Nice to see you...

[Luis Gonzalez]

@Luis Gonzalez
Nice to see you...

... and nice to see you as well my friend.

[mystery-ak]

Federal judge: DOJ has until 3 p.m. Friday to confim whether Trump supports unsealing raid warrant

A federal judge Thursday gave the Justice Department until 3 p.m. Friday to certify whether former President Donald Trump supports or opposes unsealing the warrant and property receipt from the FBI's search of his Mar-a-Lago home Monday.

"The United States shall immediately serve a copy of its Motion on counsel for former President Trump," Magestrate Judge Bruce Reinhard wrote in an order on the DOJ's motion to unseal the warrant and property receipt. "On or before 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 12, 2022, the United States shall file a certificate of conferral advising whether former President Trump opposes the Government's motion to unseal."

The order came shortly after Attorney General Merrick Garland addressed the raid on Trump's home foor the first time since it happened. Garland said he personally signed off on the search warrant for the raid, and that the Justice Department aims to make more information about it public.

"Just now, the Justice Department has filed a motion in the Southern District of Florida to unseal a search warrant and property receipt relating to a court-approved search that the FBI conducted earlier this week," Garland said. "That search was a premises located in Florida belonging to the former president."

Garland added: "The department filed the motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former president's public confirmation of the search, the surrounding circumstances and the substantial public interest in this matter."

Fox News' Kelly Laco contributed to this report.
Posted by Tyler Olson

[libertybele]

Federal judge: DOJ has until 3 p.m. Friday to confim whether Trump supports unsealing raid warrant

A federal judge Thursday gave the Justice Department until 3 p.m. Friday to certify whether former President Donald Trump supports or opposes unsealing the warrant and property receipt from the FBI's search of his Mar-a-Lago home Monday.

"The United States shall immediately serve a copy of its Motion on counsel for former President Trump," Magestrate Judge Bruce Reinhard wrote in an order on the DOJ's motion to unseal the warrant and property receipt. "On or before 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 12, 2022, the United States shall file a certificate of conferral advising whether former President Trump opposes the Government's motion to unseal."

The order came shortly after Attorney General Merrick Garland addressed the raid on Trump's home foor the first time since it happened. Garland said he personally signed off on the search warrant for the raid, and that the Justice Department aims to make more information about it public.

"Just now, the Justice Department has filed a motion in the Southern District of Florida to unseal a search warrant and property receipt relating to a court-approved search that the FBI conducted earlier this week," Garland said. "That search was a premises located in Florida belonging to the former president."

Garland added: "The department filed the motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former president's public confirmation of the search, the surrounding circumstances and the substantial public interest in this matter."

Fox News' Kelly Laco contributed to this report.
Posted by Tyler Olson

 

[Bigun]

P.S. Reborn Never Trumper here, and I will vote for him even if I have to crawl over broken glass to do it.

Welcome to that club @Luis Gonzalez

[rustynail]

 Attorney General Merrick Garland ...came up short.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

P.S. Reborn Never Trumper here, and I will vote for him even if I have to crawl over broken glass to do it.

Haha. In 2016, during the primary I was an anti-Trumper, vehemently. Voted for him in 2016 out of anger and spite, then again in 2020, despite being wishy washy about him, due to Democrats burning down our country. Looks like the same thing will happen if he runs in 2024.

He's an bleep but he's my kind of bleep I guess.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Haha. In 2016, during the primary I was an anti-Trumper, vehemently. Voted for him in 2016 out of anger and spite, then again in 2020, despite being wishy washy about him, due to Democrats burning down our country. Looks like the same thing will happen if he runs in 2024.

He's an bleep but he's my kind of bleep I guess.

He's to the Presidency what George Patton was to the Army.

[catfish1957]

Josh Hammer
@josh_hammer
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Garland’s tone there was remarkably defensive. He’s clearly feeling the heat.






Ned Ryun
@nedryun
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Merrick Garland came off as a whiny little bish: You big meanie pants, you stop saying hurtful words. . .

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From Garland's tiny brain, one could almost discern that any criticality of the FBI under any circumstance is a jailable offense.

[Luis Gonzalez]

On I75, just North of the MLK exit in the Tampa area.

[DCPatriot]

He's to the Presidency what George Patton was to the Army.

Excellent analogy!

[Bigun]

He's to the Presidency what George Patton was to the Army.

And swamp critters of all stripes tremble at the mention of his name!

[Hoodat]

On I75, just North of the MLK exit in the Tampa area.

Is this the beginning of the secessionist movement?

[libertybele]

On I75, just North of the MLK exit in the Tampa area.

That's quite noticeable.   

[libertybele]

Is this the beginning of the secessionist movement?

If so, TX and FL will be leading the way.

[Luis Gonzalez]

If so, TX and FL will be leading the way.

This is about a quarter mile North of the flag.

[240B]

BREAKING: Merrick Garland has no knowledge of any press statement. AI robot took his place without his knowledge.
Garland is screaming, "Look at the tape! Look at the tape! That is a robot, not me.

[GtHawk]

On I75, just North of the MLK exit in the Tampa area.

Good, none of America's history should be hidden or rewritten.

[GtHawk]

This is about a quarter mile North of the flag.

Okay, it just struck me, two blatant White supremacist symbols so close to MLK? It's diabolical!