by Rich Lowry
An indictment of Trump would be one of the most consequential acts by the Justice Department in decades, and Garland has a flagrant conflict of interest.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland turns away and leaves the podium after speaking about the FBI’s search warrant served at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida during a statement at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., August 11, 2022.
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Does Attorney General Merrick Garland know that he is investigating the man most likely to be the opponent of the president he serves? Does he realize that the intense political-pressure campaign that he’s under to indict that man has been plainly visible to everyone? Does he care?
If we can’t know where Garland is ultimately heading in his probe of January 6 and the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago, all indications are that he is preparing the ground for an indictment of Donald J. Trump.
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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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Does Attorney General Merrick Garland know that he is investigating the man most likely to be the opponent of the president he serves? Does he realize that the intense political-pressure campaign that he’s under to indict that man has been plainly visible to everyone? Does he care?
If we can’t know where Garland is ultimately heading in his probe of January 6 and the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago, all indications are that he is preparing the ground for an indictment of Donald J. Trump.
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About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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