#ClarenceThomas wrote a concurring opinion on #Trump’s #immunity that delved into the separate & unasked question of whether AG #MerrickGarland violated the #Constitution when he appointed #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith in Nov 2022 to oversee the 2 federal prosecutions of Trump.
#law #SCOTUS #ExtremeCourt #TrumpCourt #PartisanCourt #DarkMoney #MAGA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/01/clarence-thomas-jack-smith-special-counsel-immunity/
‘I will not be intimidated’: #Garland rebuts #contempt #threats from #HouseRepublicans
AG #MerrickGarland used an appearance on Capitol Hill on Tues to forcefully defend the #DOJ against “repeated attacks” from #Republican *lawmakers* that have undermined investigations & put federal employees in #harm’s way.
#law #TheRealWeaponizationOfGovernment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/04/merrick-garland-testimony-judiciary-fbi-trump/
🤦🏻♀️ JUST IN: The House GOP has voted to hold Attorney General #MerrickGarland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur as part of the probe over his handling of classified documents.
DOJ says it won’t prosecute Attorney General #MerrickGarland after House contempt vote
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/14/politics/merrick-garland-contempt-vote-no-prosecution?cid=ios_app
