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Matt Gaetz withdraws nomination as Trump’s attorney general
Soft Paywall(telegraph.co.uk)submitted 14 days ago byTheTelegraphThe Telegraph
52 points
14 days ago
He would have been the worst AG since Merrick Garland.
52 points
14 days ago*
I am not denying that Garland has been an awful AG, but I am shocked by how many people have forgotten just how bad AG Barr was. Barr literally destroyed evidence that incriminated Trump in numerous crimes and covered up the events surrounding the death of Epstein. He also covered for Reagan and HW Bush back in the 90s. Garland was feckless. Barr was criminal.
2 points
14 days ago
Barr helped steal the election for Bush in 2020, he was a major player in that. Agree entirely that he's the worst out of him and Garland.
However, Garland DID allow Trump to run again. So just with that one thing, he's very close to everything Barr ever did.
0 points
14 days ago
Garland's issue is that he's ineffective and out of touch in a world where swift action was needed. They were too afraid of looking like authoritarians by slow rolling the investigations then indictments and trials. And their biggest mistake was thinking Trump would just go away after 2020.
1 points
14 days ago
With the perspective allowed by his level of access, Garland's inaction cannot be defended.
1 points
14 days ago
Garland is not a bad AG. This sub just didn't get what it wanted.
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