Questions about DOJ's January 6 probe approach "The only act here is assessing the circumstances. "I would have hated it to have gotten this letter and then acts of violence occurred in the interim before we were able to act," Garland said during an exchange with Sen. Several of the Republicans focused on how quickly DOJ released the memo, a few days after the White House received a request from the school board association for federal assistance. Grassley, in his opening statement Wednesday, said, "The last thing the Justice Department and FBI need is a very vague memo to unleash their power - especially when they've shown zero interest in holding their own accountable."ĭemocrats have defended the memo, with Durbin telling Garland Wednesday that "those who argue that school board meetings are not more dangerous and more violent than in the past are ignoring reality." (The memo makes no reference to domestic terrorism.) Republicans have equated the Justice Department's approach with treating parents like "domestic terrorists" for protesting schools' Covid protocols and methods of teaching about race in American history.
Several GOP committee members battered Garland with questions about the memo, which Republicans have sought to make a focal issue in the Virginia gubernatorial election.
The only thing that Justice Department is concerned about is violence and threats of violence." "It alters some of the language in the letter language in the letter that we did not rely on and is not contained in my own memorandum. "The letter that we that was subsequently sent does not change the association's concern about violence with threats of violence," Garland said Wednesday. Garland also pushed back on Republicans' suggestion that the department should rescind the memo, now that the school board association that asked the Biden administration for the federal intervention has apologized for some of the language - including its reference to domestic terrorism - in that initial request. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the committee. "That's all it's about, and all it asks, is for federal law enforcement to consult with, meet with local law enforcement to assess the circumstances, strategize about what may or may not be necessary to provide federal assistance, if it is necessary," Garland said in response to a question from Sen. The memo, Garland said, "responds to concerns about violence, threats of violence, other criminal conduct."
(CNN) - Attorney General Merrick Garland defended his memo responding to threats aimed at school officials, pushing back on pointed criticism from Republicans at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. Attorney General Merrick Garland gives an opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee hearing at the US Capitol on October 21.
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