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May 01 2024
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Biden Administration Aims to Reclassify Marijuana as Less Dangerous Drug
The Biden administration is seeking to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic move that could make it much easier to buy and sell pot and make the multibillion-dollar industry more profitable.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday submitted a proposal for White House review that would move marijuana out of the government’s most restrictive drug classification.
Wall Street Journal (News)May 23 2023
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Trump Lawyers Ask to Meet With AG Garland as Indictment Looms
Attorneys for Donald Trump formally requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter on Tuesday, a sign that the former president’s legal team is concerned that a criminal indictment may be on the horizon. The one-page letter, which Trump posted to Truth Social on Tuesday night, is signed by his lawyers John Rowley and James Trusty. It complains that Trump “is being
Daily BeastMay 24 2023
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Donald Trump's lawyers "desperate" by demanding Garland meeting—Biographer
Donald Trump's lawyers demanding they meet with Attorney General Merrick Garland to discuss Special Counsel Jack Smith show they are getting "desperate" with regards to how they are handling the federal investigations into the former president, according to the Republican's former biographer. Tim O'Brien, author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald, appeared on MSNBC's 11th Hour on
NewsweekSep 20 2023
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Garland denies Hunter probe obstacles, won’t say if he’s talked with Weiss
Attorney General Merrick Garland insisted to lawmakers Wednesday that the Hunter Biden investigation never faced obstacles from President Biden’s Justice Department — but refused to say whether he’s spoken to special counsel David Weiss or anyone else about the sprawling probe.
Under questioning from Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, the AG repeatedly claimed he had
New York Post (News)Aug 11 2023
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Garland appoints David Weiss as special counsel to oversee Hunter Biden probe
Washington — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that David Weiss, the U.S. attorney overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden, has been appointed special counsel.
Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware since 2018, has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019, and the probe is ongoing. He was asked to remain on as U.S. attorney and continue leading the
CBS News (Online)Apr 29 2024
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Bill Would Force AG to Detail Effect of Border Crisis on Law Enforcement
A new bill could force Attorney General Merrick Garland to detail how the surge of illegal migrants at the southern border is affecting law enforcement around the nation. According to the Washington Examiner, the legislation introduced Monday by Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y. — the Police Our Border Act — would require the AG to submit a report to Congress detailing the effects the border
Newsmax (News)Sep 20 2023
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Garland says he has no knowledge of any FBI agents or assets at the Capitol on Jan. 6
Attorney General Merrick Garland testified to the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday that he had no personal knowledge that any undercover FBI agents or assets were present at the Capitol on Jan. 5 or 6, 2021. Mr. Garland’s testimony came a day after a former top FBI official testified that numerous confidential human sources were at the Capitol on the day it was breached. Rep. Thomas Massie
Washington TimesAug 13 2023
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Cruz Slams Garland Over Special Counsel Appointment In Hunter Biden Case
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for appointing Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the Hunter Biden criminal investigation — after Weiss agreed to a highly controversial plea deal that was later rejected by a federal judge. Cruz made the remarks during a Sunday interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures” where
The Daily WireAug 11 2023
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Republicans erupt in outrage after AG Garland appoints the special counsel they demanded
On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he would be appointing a special counsel in the federal investigation of Hunter Biden. The special counsel Garland tapped for the job is David Weiss, the U.S. attorney already heading the investigation. Weiss reportedly asked for special counsel status after an attempted plea bargain in which Biden would plead to tax evasion and gun
Daily KosAug 11 2023
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AG Garland makes David Weiss special counsel in Hunter Biden case
It was 10 months ago when Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith to serve as special counsel in the investigations into Donald Trump’s alleged crimes. It was eight months ago when Garland also appointed Robert Hur to serve as special counsel in the investigation into President Biden’s classified documents. And it was today when the attorney general appointed the third special
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