Attorney General Garland Denounces 'Dangerous Falsehoods' and Blasts GOP's Attacks on Justice Department

FBI Under Attack

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday condemned Republican lawmakers and right-wing media figures for spreading "dangerous falsehoods" and conspiracy theories about the Justice Department's investigation into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents. In a speech at the University of Texas at Austin, Garland defended the FBI and Justice Department against accusations of political bias, saying that the department's work is guided by the facts and the law, not by politics.

Targeting the FBI

Garland specifically criticized Republicans for falsely accusing the FBI of planting evidence at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Florida estate. He also denounced claims that the Justice Department is targeting Trump for political reasons, saying that the department is simply following the evidence in the classified documents investigation.

Garland's speech comes amid a wave of attacks on the Justice Department by Republicans, who have accused the department of being biased against Trump. These attacks have intensified since the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago in August, which uncovered hundreds of classified documents that Trump had taken from the White House.

Garland's speech was a strong defense of the Justice Department and its work. He made it clear that the department will not be deterred by political attacks, and that it will continue to investigate the classified documents case and any other cases involving potential violations of the law.