It's unusual to see Republicans effectively declare in unison, “How dare Attorney General Merrick Garland do what we asked him to do.” But as stevebenen writes, in the Hunter Biden case, that's exactly what has happened.
Republican complaints about Attorney General Merrick Garland’s actions tend to be reflexive: Whatever he does, GOP officials are against. But as unfortunate as this dynamic is, it’s still unusual to see the party effectively declare in unison, “How dare the attorney general do what we asked him to do.”Congressional Republicans have for months repeatedly written to Attorney General Merrick B.
Five months later, in September 2022, 33 Senate Republicans didn’t just want any special counsel, these GOP senators specifically requested that Garland elevate Weiss to the role. “Given the politicization of the DOJ under your watch and the importance of avoiding any appearance of impropriety, the undersigned request that you provide U.S. Attorney Weiss the full protections and authorities of a special counsel,”. “This is one important action that you can take that will go a long way in restoring faith in our governmental institutions.”
Even at the time, the Republicans’ request was tiresome and needlessly partisan: They asserted without evidence that the Justice Department had been politicized under Garland, which was, and is, a baseless claim. Nevertheless, the GOP senators appeared certain that if the attorney general made Weiss a special counsel, this would address the party’s concerns.
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