Merrick Garland Rapidly Erasing Trump Effect At Justice Department

[Shabibilicious]

Merrick Garland rapidly erasing Trump effect at Justice Department

 

Zachary Basu

Fri, April 30, 2021, 5:30 AM

 

 

Attorney General Merrick Garland is quickly negating the Trump administration’s law enforcement legacy, dismaying conservatives with a burst of aggressive reversals and new policies.

Why it matters: As a former prosecutor and respected federal judge, Garland's devotion to the rule of law has always been core to his identity. That reputation has taken on new importance in his first 50 days on the job, after four years of allegations that Trump's DOJ was improperly politicized.

 

• Attorney General Bill Barr played a central role in the Trump administration's most high-profile controversies, from undermining the Russia investigation to intervening in the cases of indicted Trump associates to ordering the forcible clearing of protesters in Lafayette Square Park.

• DOJ's broad authority also overlaps with many of the issues at the top of President Biden's agenda, including restoring faith in government, promoting racial justice and police reform, and curbing gun violence.

 

Driving the news: Liberal fears that the soft-spoken Garland might resist prosecuting Trump and his allies for the sake of unity were partially eased on Wednesday, when news broke that federal agents had raided the Manhattan home of Rudy Giuliani.

• The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which Giuliani once led, is known to be highly independent.

• But under Attorney General Bill Barr, the department repeatedly blocked SDNY prosecutors from executing a search warrant for Giuliani's electronic records in the final months of 2020, according to the New York Times.

The Justice Department also announced on Wednesday that three Georgia men were charged with federal hate crimes in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, whose death was a rallying cry during last year's racial-justice protests.

• In Michigan, a superseding indictment was filed against five men accused of plotting last year to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, with prosecutors referring to the alleged crimes as "domestic terrorism" for the first time.

• That shift comes amid new developments in the investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, which has been described as the most complex probe in DOJ history. Garland, who played a leading role in the prosecution of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, has vowed to make prosecuting the Capitol rioters his "first priority."

Other major steps taken in Garland's first 50 days include:

• "Pattern or practice" investigations into the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments, following the deaths last year of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

• A 30-day "expedited review" into how DOJ can better prosecute and track hate crimes amid a surge in violence against Asian Americans.

• The revocation of a Trump-era policy that restricted federal funding for "sanctuary cities."

• Responsibility for five of the six executive actions on gun control ordered by Biden.

What to watch: Garland's commitment to depoliticizing DOJ will undergo a key test when a charging decision is made in the case of Hunter Biden, whose finances are under investigation.

• Special counsel John Durham is also expected to submit a report concerning alleged abuses by Obama-era intelligence officials during the Russia investigation.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/merrick-garland-rapidly-erasing-trump-093008298.html

 

GO RV, then BV

Edited April 30, 2021 by Shabibilicious

[yota691]

Destroying the Respect for Law and Order in the USA..Degrading the Police. Data shows that Folks in Blue are leaving the force in massive numbers...

[Shabibilicious]

4 minutes ago, yota691 said:

Destroying the Respect for Law and Order in the USA..Degrading the Police. Data shows that Folks in Blue are leaving the force in massive numbers...

 

Does the Department of Justice belong to the President of the United States or the People of the United States?

 

GO RV, then BV

[yota691]

I ask you to quit quoting me, don't do it again....

[yota691]

Democrats began a "WAR on the POLICE"

 

 

 

Daddying
1 month ago
Democrats are at war on family, common sense, reality, etc

[Shabibilicious]

But there's a quote button.    Is quoting against the rules?  How will you know if I've asked you a question if I don't quote you, like now, for example? 

 

GO RV, then BV

[Shabibilicious]

Justice Department launches investigation into Louisville policing practices

Pete Williams and Adam Edelman

Mon, April 26, 2021, 4:07 PM·4 min read

 

 

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a "pattern or practice" investigation Monday into the Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Police Department, which has faced intense scrutiny and criticism in the 13 months since officers killed Breonna Taylor in her own apartment as they served a "no-knock" warrant.

"Today, the Justice Department is opening a civil investigation into the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government and the Louisville Metro Police Department to determine whether LMPD engages in a pattern or practice of violations of the Constitution or federal law," Garland said at a news conference.

"The investigation will assess whether LMPD engages in a pattern or practice of using unreasonable force, including with respect to people involved in peaceful, expressive activities. It will determine whether LMPD engages in unconstitutional stops, searches and seizures, as well as whether the department unlawfully executes search warrants on private homes," Garland said.

"It will also assess whether LMPD engages in discriminatory conduct on the basis of race or fails to provide public services that comply with the Americans with Disability Act. Investigation will include comprehensive review of the Louisville police department's policies and training. It will also assess the effectiveness of LMPD supervision of officers and systems of accountability," he said.

Garland said that if violations are found, the Justice Department will "aim to work with the city and police department to arrive at a set of mutually agreeable steps that they can take to correct and prevent unlawful patterns or practices."

"If an agreement cannot be reached, the Justice Department has the authority to bring a civil lawsuit seeking injunctive relief to address the violations," he said.

The inquiry is the second "pattern or practice" investigation launched by the Justice Department in recent days. Last week, it opened an investigation into policing in Minneapolis, less than 24 hours after a jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

That investigation will determine whether the police department engages in a pattern or practice of policing that violates the Constitution or federal civil rights laws.

The development was first reported by ABC News.

Taylor, 26, an emergency medical technician, was killed after police with a so-called no-knock warrant broke down the door to her apartment seeking evidence in a narcotics investigation. The target of the investigation was an ex-boyfriend of Taylor's, who lived at a different address.

Taylor was with a new boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, when the plainclothes officers entered.

Walker, who had a license to carry a weapon, called 911 believing the home was being invaded by criminals and opened fire, wounding one of the officers in the leg. Police returned fire, and Taylor was killed.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer pledged that the city will cooperate with the investigation at a news conference later Monday.

"I strongly welcome the investigation," Fischer said, noting that the police department had "taken a number of steps to improve police legitimacy" since Taylor was killed, including the hiring of Erika Shields as police chief. "We have more work to do," he said.

Shields, speaking after Fischer, said the Justice Department's involvement was "a good thing."

No criminal charges were brought in direct connection to Taylor's death. Former Louisville police Detective Brett Hankison, who was fired in June, was charged with firing blindly into an apartment and recklessly endangering Taylor's neighbors.

In January, the police department fired two officers involved in the botched raid: former detectives Joshua Jaynes and Myles Cosgrove. The city of Louisville reached a $12 million settlement with Taylor's family in September.

Civil rights groups praised the opening of the investigation.

"For far too long, killings at the hands of police have only led to one hashtag after another. But true justice comes with accountability and action. We applaud the Justice Department's new investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department for the murder of Breonna Taylor and their ongoing practices," NAACP National President Derrick Johnson said. "No police officer or police department is above the law."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters Monday that "there have been significant challenges there" and that it was "certainly not inappropriate for the Justice Department to take a look at it."

Garland's launching of the investigations marks a dramatic departure from the approach of the Trump administration, whose Justice Department dramatically scaled back its police investigations.

Trump's first attorney general, Jeff Sessions, issued a directive discouraging the use of the pattern-or-practice authority. Garland rescinded the memorandum.

Following widespread protests after the televised police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles 30 years ago, Congress in 1994 gave the Justice Department the authority to conduct such investigations of police departments and sheriff's offices. Since then, the government has opened 70 investigations, entering into 40 formal reform agreements.

Some police departments have welcomed the investigations; others have balked at the government's findings. Under the 1994 law, the government has the authority to get court orders to require reforms.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/justice-department-launch-investigation-louisville-172300731.html

 

GO RV, then BV

[MyLadiesDaddy]

16 minutes ago, Shabibilicious said:

 

Does the Department of Justice belong to the President of the United States or the People of the United States?

 

GO RV, then BV

It would appear that the Department of NO Justice belongs to the Democratic Communist party. 

6 minutes ago, Shabibilicious said:

But there's a quote button.    Is quoting against the rules?  How will you know if I've asked you a question if I don't quote you, like now, for example? 

 

GO RV, then BV

Please don't go there. I won't be able to save you again. Just let it go. 

[Shabibilicious]

4 minutes ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

 

Please don't go there. I won't be able to save you again. Just let it go. 

 

Well then, between you and me.....is there a different set of forum rules for me?  Am I really being warned for quoting when a quote button is right there under every post?  

 

GO RV, then BV

Edited April 30, 2021 by Shabibilicious

[nstoolman1]

27 minutes ago, Shabibilicious said:

 

Does the Department of Justice belong to the President of the United States or the People of the United States?

 

GO RV, then BV

Obama weaponized it and then Trump inherited it. 

There was no Trump effect. Barr and Durham were a joke. 

Trump should have canned every Obama appointee in the upper levels of all the ABC agencies when he came in. 

There was no obstruction of the Russia investigation because it was all lies to overthrow a legally elected president. 

The president is the top LEO and can use the JD to go after law breakers, not people they don't like or political opponents. 

Russia situation= No facts to support it. 

Ukraine/Biden/Biden situation= Evidence of wrong doing.

Because you don't believe the facts does not make them wrong.

 

[Shabibilicious]

33 minutes ago, nstoolman1 said:

Obama weaponized it and then Trump inherited it. 

There was no Trump effect. Barr and Durham were a joke. 

Trump should have canned every Obama appointee in the upper levels of all the ABC agencies when he came in. 

There was no obstruction of the Russia investigation because it was all lies to overthrow a legally elected president. 

The president is the top LEO and can use the JD to go after law breakers, not people they don't like or political opponents. 

Russia situation= No facts to support system">support it. 

Ukraine/Biden/Biden situation= Evidence of wrong doing.

Because you don't believe the facts does not make them wrong.

 

 

Durham isn't done yet.  It will speak volumes to the independency of the Justice Department if he comes back with damning conclusions or even indictments against Obama era officials.

 

GO RV, then BV

Edited April 30, 2021 by Shabibilicious

[Karsten]

BREAKING: Biden Department Of Justice Had Secret Plan To Arrest Derek Chauvin If He Were Found Not-Guilty

 

https://en-volve.com/2021/04/29/breaking-biden-department-of-justice-had-secret-plan-to-arrest-derek-chauvin-if-he-were-found-not-guilty/?fbclid=IwAR0EfOr3bIysvO7UMA6osgWwrvOkkPh3rYVzPPhK_TKX6t9GhNKa5t8VMeU

 

 

Yeppers....The Department of no Justice run by the  Most Expensive Senior Living Center in History.

 

Karsten

[Markinsa]

5 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

 

Well then, between you and me.....is there a different set of forum rules for me?  Am I really being warned for quoting when a quote button is right there under every post?  

 

GO RV, then BV

 

No, Moderators and Admins don't block other members because we need to be able to see all posts.  If a Moderator asks you not to quote them that means they prefer not to interact with you.  Please do so.

 

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[MyLadiesDaddy]

6 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

 

Well then, between you and me.....is there a different set of forum rules for me?  Am I really being warned for quoting when a quote button is right there under every post?  

 

GO RV, then BV

I'm just saying I don't think he likes you. And as Mark said, as Moderators we can't simply put anyone on ignore.