Merrick Garland: Riots Targeting Courthouses Not Domestic Terror Because They Happened After Hours
Momma always said, stupid is as stupid does. That should be the quote that follows Merrick Garland around for the rest of his political career after he said the following about domestic terrorism.
From The Daily Wire:
President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, Merrick Garland, said during the first day of his confirmation hearing on Monday that the attacks on federal courthouses in the Pacific Northwest may not qualify as domestic terrorism because the attacks happen at night when the court is closed.
Advertisement - story continues below“Let me ask you about assaults on federal property in places other than Washington, D.C. Portland for instance, Seattle,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said. “Do you regard assaults on federal courthouses or other federal property as acts of domestic extremism, domestic terrorism?
Hawley’s question came after far-left rioters repeatedly attacked the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in downtown Portland over the summer.
WATCH:
WATCH: Senator Josh Hawley grills Biden's nominee for Attorney General Merrick Garland on the assaults on federal buildings during the summer riots pic.twitter.com/hY6pMiNgcM
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 22, 2021
Another couple of clips from the hearing…
Sen. John Kennedy asks Judge Garland if he believes biological men should compete in female sports:
GARLAND: "This is a very difficult societal question."
KENNEDY: "I know but you're going to be Attorney General." pic.twitter.com/Rsd9ItyI6G
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 22, 2021
HAWLEY: "Do you believe that illegal entry at America's border should remain a crime?"
GARLAND: "I just haven't thought about that question… I don't know of a proposal to decriminalize but still make it unlawful to enter." pic.twitter.com/RDSRsdCabu
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 22, 2021
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