{"id":1564597,"date":"2022-07-21T11:49:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T15:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1564597"},"modified":"2022-07-21T11:49:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T15:49:36","slug":"attorney-general-says-no-person-above-the-law-over-jan-6-after-memo-leaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-says-no-person-above-the-law-over-jan-6-after-memo-leaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Says \u2018No Person\u2019 Above the Law Over Jan. 6 After Memo Leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fattorney-general-says-no-person-above-the-law-over-jan-6-after-memo-leaks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1564597&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-merrick-garland\">Merrick Garland<\/a> on July 20 said that no person is above the law with regards to the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo person is above the law in this country. I can\u2019t say it any more clearly than that. There is nothing in the principles of prosecution, in any other factors, which prevent us from investigating anyone who is criminally responsible for an attempt to undo a democratic election,\u201d Garland told reporters at the\u00a0Department of Justice headquarters in Washington after a briefing on gun trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Garland, a Biden appointee, was questioned after MSNBC published a document signed by Garland and dated May 25 that emphasized longstanding DOJ practice to tread carefully when it comes to prosecutions in the months leading up to a federal election.<\/p>\n<p>The midterm elections in November will determine which party controls the House of Representatives and the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>DOJ employees \u201care entrusted with the authority to enforce the laws of the United States and with the responsibility to do so in a neutral and impartial manner,\u201d Garland wrote. \u201cThis is particularly important in an election year. Now that the 2022 election season is upon us, and as in prior election cycles, I am issuing this memorandum to remind you of the Department\u2019s existing policies with respect to political activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the DOJ \u201chas a strong interest in the prosecution of election-related crimes,\u201d employees \u201cmust be particularly sensitive to safeguarding the Department\u2019s reputation for fairness, neutrality, and non-partisanship,\u201d Garland wrote, adding later that officials can never select the timing of public statements, criminal charges, or other actions \u201cfor the purpose of affecting any election, or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Trump <\/p>\n<p>Many Democrats and some Republicans opposed to former<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland on July 20 said that no person is above the law with regards to the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. \u201cNo person is above the law in this country. I can\u2019t say it any more clearly than that. 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