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Here's a thread of just some accomplishments of Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice
From Twitter this morning.
Here's a thread of just some accomplishments of Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice from this past year:
Link to tweet
They have indicted Steve Bannon, prosecuted 727 individuals for the Capitol insurrection, and secured over 130 guilty verdicts from insurrectionists.
They have taken a variety of steps to help protect the right to vote, including doubling the number of voting rights attorneys, taking steps to ensure compliance with voting rights statutes, and issuing guidance on
(1) the civil and criminal statutes that apply to post-election audits
(2) methods of voting, including early voting and voting by mail, and
(3) the vote-dilution protections that apply to all jurisdictions under Section 2 of the VRA as they engage in redistricting.
They launched a law enforcement task force that includes the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to combat the increase of threats against election officials and election workers.
They ordered an internal review to prevent violent extremism within the federal workforce.
The White House and DOJ have each issued strong policies restricting contacts between the White House and DOJ to prevent improper political interference in investigations and cases.
They issued new guidance to agencies clarifying that Title IX sex discrimination protection includes protection on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.
They appointed an official to facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes related to COVID-19, and provided that the Attorney General will issue guidance to agencies to establish online reporting of hate crime or incidents that is effective for people with disabilities.
They rescinded guidance issued in the previous Administration that curtailed the use of consent decrees, including within investigations into patterns or practices of discrimination and misconduct by police departments.
They withdrew guidance issued in the previous Administration that required prosecutors to always charge cases in a way that generated the harshest sentences, replacing it with guidance that restored discretion to make decisions about charging and plea agreements.
They stopped renewing contracts for privately operated detention facilities, covering the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS).
They placed a moratorium on all federal executions, effectively ending the federal death penalty.
They recovered the majority of the ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline to a Russian hacking collective. The Biden Justice Department followed the money and seized 63.7 bitcoin, valued at about $2.3 million.
All of these facts were taken from the DOJ website or the White House website, and some are direct quotes.
They have also launched lawsuits against Texas and others for their voter suppression bills, all while protecting teachers in Florida from Governors who want to strip their salaries.
They have taken a variety of steps to help protect the right to vote, including doubling the number of voting rights attorneys, taking steps to ensure compliance with voting rights statutes, and issuing guidance on
(1) the civil and criminal statutes that apply to post-election audits
(2) methods of voting, including early voting and voting by mail, and
(3) the vote-dilution protections that apply to all jurisdictions under Section 2 of the VRA as they engage in redistricting.
They launched a law enforcement task force that includes the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to combat the increase of threats against election officials and election workers.
They ordered an internal review to prevent violent extremism within the federal workforce.
The White House and DOJ have each issued strong policies restricting contacts between the White House and DOJ to prevent improper political interference in investigations and cases.
They issued new guidance to agencies clarifying that Title IX sex discrimination protection includes protection on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.
They appointed an official to facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes related to COVID-19, and provided that the Attorney General will issue guidance to agencies to establish online reporting of hate crime or incidents that is effective for people with disabilities.
They rescinded guidance issued in the previous Administration that curtailed the use of consent decrees, including within investigations into patterns or practices of discrimination and misconduct by police departments.
They withdrew guidance issued in the previous Administration that required prosecutors to always charge cases in a way that generated the harshest sentences, replacing it with guidance that restored discretion to make decisions about charging and plea agreements.
They stopped renewing contracts for privately operated detention facilities, covering the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS).
They placed a moratorium on all federal executions, effectively ending the federal death penalty.
They recovered the majority of the ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline to a Russian hacking collective. The Biden Justice Department followed the money and seized 63.7 bitcoin, valued at about $2.3 million.
All of these facts were taken from the DOJ website or the White House website, and some are direct quotes.
They have also launched lawsuits against Texas and others for their voter suppression bills, all while protecting teachers in Florida from Governors who want to strip their salaries.
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you're messing with a narrative. 
Within a month of his being confirmed, Garland moved on four post-Trump cleanups.
Garland's DOJ took 18 significant actions in the last eight months, along with the hundreds of prosecutions you list.
All that ALONG WITH running the Biggst F'n Department of Justice on the planet.
but I asked for a unicorn 
