The White House is growing dissatisfied with Attorney General Merrick Garland following the Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel's report on President Joe Biden's retention of classified documents, Politico reported on Friday.
Special Counsel Robert Hur's report said Thursday that Biden “intentionally” kept classified documents but that the president would present himself to the jury as “a well-meaning old man with a poor memory.” It concluded that it recommended that charges be refrained from being filed. Biden and the White House feel that it was outrageous for Mr. Hur to make such a statement, and that two people close to the president anonymously said that the investigation into Mr. Hur was enough to control and restrain him. Garland is being held accountable for not making the necessary efforts. Said We founded Politico so they could speak freely. (Related article: Biden throws his staff under the bus and slams reporters at unusual press conference after special counsel report)
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Inappropriate criticism of the president's memory is inaccurate, unfounded, and wrong. We informed the special prosecutor about this. pic.twitter.com/Cr6VifBMnv
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Her is appointed Garland conducted an investigation in January 2023 to investigate whether Biden was keeping classified information at various locations, including his home in Delaware. The White House believes Garland should have intervened and redacted Herr's findings in the report, particularly those related to Biden's mental health, two people told Politico. Ta.
Two senior Biden aides told Politico that they believe the president is unlikely to retain Garland for a second term, even if he did.
“This situation has been building for some time,” one person told Politico. “No one is happy.”
Mr. Biden has had problems with Mr. Garland before. The president privately lamented the length of the Justice Department investigation into his son Hunter Biden last year, saying he feared he would relapse into addiction, two people told Politico. Mr. Biden has told his aides that he believes Mr. Garland is bowing to outside pressure in appointing a special counsel to investigate his son.
Mr. Biden is also unhappy that Mr. Garland took so long to launch an investigation into former President Donald Trump's election interference allegations on January 6, saying he wishes the investigation had been done sooner. If it had been, he believed the case could have already entered the trial stage or been completely closed. Politico. Mr. Biden is likely to face Mr. Trump in the November presidential election.
But if Mr. Garland had edited the special counsel's report, he would have had to explain to Congress why he did so, a former senior Justice Department official told Politico. Biden had the executive authority to change Huh's report, but chose not to. But many Democratic operatives still believe Mr. Garland is responsible.
“What the Democrats are doing is bending over backwards to not look partisan, but they end up hiring someone who is partisan but has a different orientation,” said Biden, anonymous. a donor told Politico. “There's no question that Merrick Garland is the villain here.”
The White House and Justice Department did not respond to requests for comment.
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