Merrick Garland speaks out after Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy conviction
Merrick Garland spoke publicly today about the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy conviction. He’s clearly feeling vindicated, but he’s being classy about it. If I were him I’d be moonwalking past the podium, giving the doomsday pundits the finger, and yelling “How do you like me now?”
Garland also used his press conference to list off all the other crucial accomplishments the DOJ has made of late, none of which the media ever seems to cover. The problem is, once the media decided that “the DOJ is doing nothing” was its most ratings-friendly narrative, it had to ignore everything the DOJ ended up accomplishing. Now that the media can’t ignore the Oath Keepers convictions, Garland is using it as an opportunity to do the media’s job for it.
You also have to love how Garland is using the media attention on the seditious conspiracy conviction to draw attention to the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis. Not just how the DOJ is trying to fix it, but the fact that the water crisis exists.
Garland was asked about his Special Counsel appointment. He responded by pointing out that Jack Smith promised there would be no delays, and “that is exactly what’s going on.”
Garland also declined to comment on whether those who weren’t on the ground will also end up charged with seditious conspiracy, saying that it wouldn’t be appropriate right now because another seditious conspiracy trial with different defendants begins next week. In other words, the court system moves at the speed that it moves, but this is all just getting started.
