“Conscience doth make cowards of us all.” Those words from Hamlet captured the moral dilemma for many of us as we face the costs of conscience.
For each of us, there often comes a moment when our principles are put to an undeniable and unavoidable test. It may be as simple as cheating on a test, shoplifting a product, or admitting to a wrong. It is natural to want to avoid such moments, particularly when we cannot even admit to ourselves that we may not be the person we have long claimed to be.
For Attorney General Merrick Garland, that moment of truth has finally arrived. Garland has long maintained that he is an apolitical attorney general who does not even consider the political consequences of his actions. Over the last three years, some of us have questioned that commitment in a series of actions or, more importantly, non-actions. Yet, Garland has always been able to evade responsibility by shifting decision-making to others or claiming a lack of knowledge.
Yesterday, Garland ran out of room to maneuver when three House committees (Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means) sent him formal referrals for the perjury prosecution of Hunter Biden and his uncle, James Biden. The evidence of false answers to Congress is overwhelming and Garland’s department has prosecuted Trump associates and others with far less in past cases, including the prosecution of former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
Here is the Committee’s summary of the allegations, which I also previously discussed in a column:
During his deposition, Hunter Biden made false statements about holding a position at Rosemont Seneca Bohai (RSB), a corporate entity that received millions of dollars from foreign individuals and entities who met with then-Vice President Biden before and after transmitting money to the RSB account that then transferred funds to Hunter Biden. After deposing Hunter Biden, the Committees obtained documents showing Hunter Biden represented that he was the corporate secretary of RSB.
Additionally, Hunter Biden during his testimony relayed an entirely fictitious account about threatening text messages he sent to his Chinese business partner while invoking his father’s presence with him as he wrote the messages. Hunter Biden testified he had transmitted this threat to an unrelated individual with the same surname. However, documents released by the Committee on Ways and Means demonstrate conclusively that Hunter Biden made this threat to the intended individual, and bank records prove Hunter Biden’s Chinese business partners wired millions of dollars to his company after his threat. A portion of the proceeds has been traced to Joe Biden’s bank account.
During James Biden’s transcribed interview, he stated that Joe Biden did not meet with Tony Bobulinski, a business associate of James and Hunter Biden, in 2017 while pursuing a deal with a Chinese entity, CEFC China Energy. His statements were contradicted not only by Mr. Bobulinski, but Hunter Biden. Mr. Bobulinski also produced text messages that establish the events leading up to and immediately following his meeting with Joe Biden on May 2, 2017.
These are straight-forward questions and answers. More importantly, both men knew and prepared for these questions. They were widely discussed before their testimony. They appear to have knowingly lied. The question is what Garland is now prepared to do about it.
For Garland, a bill has come due. I supported his appointment as Attorney General because I respected his integrity and intellect as a federal judge. I believed his claim that he would not allow political considerations to cloud his judgment. I grew more critical as I saw Garland struggling to avoid decisions that would work against President Biden or his family.
Now, Garland has what appears flagrant perjurious statements made by the President’s son and brother. Given the fact that these were anticipated questions, the false answers appear premeditated and egregious. Hunter and Jim Biden displayed a sense of impunity in denying facts that the committees (and many commentators) believe are well established on the available evidence. Those facts were highly embarrassing to the Biden family and they allegedly chose to lie rather than admit to them.
The fact that such alleged false statements occurred in the midst of an impeachment investigation only magnifies the concerns. This was an effort to establish the President’s knowledge of a massive corrupt influence peddling operation maintained by his family.
The gun charge in Delaware is a relatively minor criminal allegation. This is far more serious and could impose far greater punishment for the President’s son.
In the Trump cases, the Justice Department moved with impressive speed in going to grand juries against figures for false statements or contempt of Congress. There was little handwringing, no hem and hawing.
So Garland’s moment of truth has arrived. He will either have to meet it or shrink from it. Either way, the Attorney General is about to give the full measure of himself and his office.
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/turley-impeachment-hypocrisy/
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Garland is engaged, not in anything involving “truth,” but in politics. As far as he and the D sycophants in the Department of so-called “justice” are concerned (1) only Rs perjure themselves and (2) Ds who are members of the biden family’s RICO operations can never and will never commit the crime called perjury.
I expect Garland to resign and retire and run to a place like the Republic of Ireland where there is no extradition treaty with the USA… If he’s smart.
The Dems and their sycophants and loyal winged-monkey minions are “in for a penny, in for a pound”; There’s no way they’re changing course now, especially after all the horrendously immoral, corrupt behavior to now. It’s classic Sunk Cost Fallacy: stick to your guns ’til the end, avoid being wrong and losing face.
(Cue the Biden Crime Family apologists in 3…2…1…)
Mr. Turley apparently you have a more charitable understanding of Garland’s character based on his history as a judge. For the rest of us we only have his recent sordid activities as Biden’s AG. Hunting down parents protesting local school board leaders for promoting the sexualization of their children in school. His unreserved zeal to aid and abet the prosecution of Trump as you alluded to in your comments. You say he is conflicted by conscience. I believe
he is a political reprobate that has sold out our nation. Whatever actions he will take now will be to protect Biden and
destroy Trump. He never sold his soul to the devil, the devil has always owned him.
Thanks for all your work on this, Mr Turley.
Garland is an apparatchik worm . A worm whom failed to muster up for SCOTUS. His revenge has been his actions from the get go since he was annointed as briben bitler’s legal attack apparatchik.
“. . . So Garland’s moment of truth has arrived. He will either have to meet it or shrink from it.”
Not hard to figure out what the incredible Shrinking General will do.
There are no consequences for his inaction concerning the perjury, he would however be slayed by his party for pursuing perjury charges.
If we only had legitimate press then at least this would be publicized and available to those who live in their liberal echo chamber. But we don’t
MG is like most DC creatures, SATANIC in their deeds and actions. Lying is the stronghold of Satan….and most DC ‘ers do it without any though or care…again SATANIC behavior. imo
Garland (It’s originally “Garfinkle” according to TabletMag) supervised the OKC bombing case. That case is a pile of monstrous lies. The FBLie said McVeigh had no accomplice oh never mind “John Doe #2” was on the cover of every newspaper along with McVeigh. Tom Jarriel on ABC showed video of the ATF looking for the bomb that AM but the FBI shut down follow-up according the an independently produced video called “A Noble Lie” (the producers said on CoastAM “it was the government’s bomb”). There was an in-custody death in OKC of a Doe #2 lookalike named Kent Trentadue. They tried to hand the body to the family and attempted concealment of cause of death (beaten) then there were two jailhouse “suicides” of witnesses to whatever happened. You can learn a lot about the state of internet search today by using different searches and terms like Trentadue also “Terry Yeakey”. Google is The Gulag now, the search that comes with Brave has declined, DuckDuck does not find things it used to, StartPage a shadow of what it used to be (the founder disappeared after she talked about Mark of the Beast on both Art Bell and later George Noory, her SpyChips site has said ‘returning soon” for 10 years) these days SwissCows and Yandex find what the others don’t (oooh Yandex is Russian!)
You are correct in all your writings.
Thank you for those search engine options, I will make efficient use of them. In Biblical terms, “the stench in the nostrils of God” must be close to overwhelming by this point. Keep up your self education via “Historical events”, it is where the clues are buried.
Garland is a traitor and I look forward to seeing him hang until dead along with Obama, Clintons, Bushes and so many more seditionist traitors.
Surreal that MG only sics his FBI on those doing good or patriots who love their country, and who 99% are white. His group hates white patriots, and yes in time they will get to liberal whites — the liberal whites just don’t “get it yet”.
You’re obviously falling for the race bait. Stop it. Jesus loves all races. Satan and the NWO is who is behind all of these lies and treasonous acts. MG just looks like a sinister evil pedophile. Somebody needs to take him out. Send him to GITMO
That’s true just put a 70 year old plus women no criminal history or certainly any violent activity a normal human being and 2 years in federal prison for being at abortion clinic preaching. Merrick Garland is a bad man
MG is one of the biggest threats to America today. He’s part of the group.
Thankfully, Mitch McConnell kept Garland off the Supreme Court. Garland is just another useful idiot providing cover for the criminal regime he serves.
He knows who butters his bread, so expect him to shrink. Integrity? What’s that? Especially when it involves the uniparty which is mostly Dems, but involves a lot of Repubs. It’s just about power, political power.
Note, Republicans lost their soul a long time ago due to a contested presidential election. Republicans got the White House, blacks got Segregation imposed by Democrats all the while both political parties ignored Constitutional amendments enacted just after the Civil War by Republicans.