‘Confidential’ in name only: Merrick Garland’s delicate decision to release the Hur report

The White House is livid over the Justice Department’s release of a special counsel report that painted a devastating portrait of Joe Biden.

But the decision to release it was a foregone conclusion, forme The White House tment leaders s the Justice Department’s nded against charging Biden, arguing that his forgetfulness would make it di Joe Biden o prove in court that h Merrick Garland intent when he accumulated classified documents.

Democrats on Capitol Hill largely rallied to Biden’s defense too, accusing Hur of grandstanding and disrespecting Biden. Robert Hur pare Biden to a 2016 episode when then-FBI Director James Comey announced a decision not to charge Hillary Clinton with mishandling classified information.

The legitimacy of a prosecutor's decision to not cha Justice Department police officer or other public figure turns on the explanatio Garland ives, Hur professor says.

Congress let the law expire in 1999, prompting the Justice Department to issue the regulations for recent years nsels. Garland g those who raised concerns Republicans reports was Brett Kavanaugh, who now sits on the Supreme Court.

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