AP CORRECTION: Decision Not To Prosecute Wilbur Ross NOT Made by AG Garland--Decided by Barr

[kpete]

https://images.dailykos.com/images/968030/story_image/E6v657HXoAkOIjU.jfif?1626794391



This story has been corrected to reflect that the decision not to prosecute Ross was made by the Department of Justice during the Trump administration, not the Biden administration.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-census-2020-dfececa4bb96d752594c9d38770752cc

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Hundreds of outraged posters calling for Garland's resignation yesterday due to false reporting. Nt

[Andy823]

3. Yes they did

but I am sure they will all post apologies today, right!

[lagomorph777]

5. It's obviously AP who should apologize.

Garland's behavior so far made this erroneous story all too easy to believe.

[Iggo]

6. "...due to false reporting."

What’re they supposed to apologize for? Believing a false report?

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. The report was provably false yesterday (or at least inverifiable) before AP's retraction

Rachel pointed it out in last night’s show, and other than AP’s own reporting, there was no source to verify the claim that Garland’s DOJ had declined to prosecute- in fact, all public reporting, some from 2019-20, prior to AP’s report, was to the contrary and indicated it was Trump’s DOJ.

Excellent analysis here:

https://www.emptywheel.net/2021/07/20/on-the-missing-inspector-general-reports-about-wilbur-ross-lies/

Once again proving the old adage that a lie can travel around the world before the truth can get its pants on…

[Iggo]

12. So...yes, then?

[Peacetrain]

18. So maybe jumping ugly at the first report is not a wise thing on any story...

just a thought

[NurseJackie]

11. What an embarrassing spectacle that was. Ridiculous.

I presume that everyone is rushing to their electronic devices and clicking the "edit" or "delete" buttons for all the nasty things they said about Garland (and Biden).

[Hekate]

13. Yeah, sure they are

[NurseJackie]

14. Ha!

[11 Bravo]

16. Yup, the "Ready, Fire, Aim" crew was out in force.

[roamer65]

2. Can AG Garland reverse it?

[Ocelot II]

9. I guess that would depend on whether some kind of deal was made

or if they just closed the file without doing anything. It would also depend on the evidence DoJ already has, if more is needed, and whether any statutes of limitations have run.

[lagomorph777]

4. I had to look up who ICYMI is.

Turns out it means "In Case You Missed It."

In case, like me, you are not an acronym nerd.

[malaise]

7. Rachel got it right and so did I

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215639834

[triron]

8. I posted something about Rachel discussing this topic last night. That's when I wondered about the

story by AP (which I originally bought into).

[Wounded Bear]

15. K & R...for visibility...nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Yeah

Link to tweet

?s=20

[uponit7771]

19. Investigate Bill fuckin Barr !!!! His actions warrant such