Law Merrick Garland: Antifa Attacks On Hatfield Courthouse Were Not 'Domestic Terrorism' - Terrorists Only Work From 9-5

Amidst numerous questions on domestic extremism and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, attorney general nominee Merrick Garland was asked by Republican Senators on Monday about protests in Portland and if “assaults on federal property” constituted domestic terrorism.

“Let me ask you about assaults on federal property in places other than Washington, D.C. Portland, for instance,” Missouri Senator Josh Hawley said. “Do you regard assaults on federal courthouses or other federal properties as acts of domestic extremism, domestic terrorism?”

Garland said his personal view on the matter lined up with the statutory definition of terrorism.

“My own definition, which is about the same as the statutory definition, is the use of violence or threats of violence in an attempt to disrupt democratic processes,” Garland replied. “So an attack on a courthouse while in operation, trying to prevent judges from actually deciding cases, that plainly is domestic extremism, domestic terrorism.”

But Garland drew a distinction between an attack on a government property at night and the Jan. 6 insurrection.

“Both are criminal but one is a core attack on our democratic institutions,” Garland added.

Garland appeared Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he vowed to prioritize combating extremist violence and depoliticizing the Justice Department. He said his first focus, if confirmed as attorney general, would be the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Soon after Sen. Hawley finished questioning Garland, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham again returned the focus to Portland.

“Do you promise to defend the Portland courthouse against anarchists?” Graham asked.

Garland repeated that attacking or damaging a federal building is a crime and anyone who does so will be prosecuted.

Garland is widely expected to sail through his confirmation process with bipartisan support.

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/02/22/republicans-question-merrick-garland-on-portland-protests-during-confirmation-hearing/

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[usernames can change now!]

Wait, by his own definition wouldn't a terror attack aimed at him not be terrorism because it doesn't "disrupt the democratic process"?

 

[Crazedking]

So if the trump supporter had just burned down the capitol building the night before then it wouldnt be domestic terrorism.

What a fucking idiot.

 

[Just_Somebody]

Note to all Right Wing Death Squads in Minecraft, according to the future Attorney General, you can commit all acts of property destruction against the government after office hours to avoid being labeled as terrorists.

The Biden Administration is going full retard and I'm fully confident the media will do it's best to cover it up. Gotta protect democracy

 

[Zarael]

lol. remember when Merrick Garland got cucked out of a cushy SCOTUS seat?

Becoming really clear a huge bullet was dodged there

 

[AltisticRight]

So his insane definition is "it's ok when we do it?"

Would these lefty faggots buy North Korea's "we don't have political prisons and concentration camps because no such word exists in Korean", or China's "this is simply a prison where we teach religious extremists how to work on an assembly line"?

 

[Pixy]

I guess the Enabling Act was doubly illegal, not just because the Brownshirts blocked and intimidated lawmakers, so terrorism, but also because the Reichstag Fire happened at night, so it couldn't have been terrorism!

 

[Bland Crumbs]

So his insane definition is "it's ok when we do it?"

Would these lefty faggots buy North Korea's "we don't have political prisons and concentration camps because no such word exists in Korean", or China's "this is simply a prison where we teach religious extremists how to work on an assembly line"?

If the right did the exact things he describes but absolutely peacefully it would be treated as the worst thing ever.

People peacefully gathered in I want to say Wisconsin to protest lockdowns early on and the media quickly pounced on the deranged right wingers trying to kill grandma with their super spreader event. They even went as far as to try to create links to outbreaks that occurred way too soon to be related.

People gather to loot, rob, and burn down cities and the media stood in front of burning buildings saying how peaceful they were and that they were actually suppressing the spread of the virus.

That alone does not worry me as much as how many people accept that as perfectly normal and acceptable behavior by the media and politicians.

 

[Dr. Henry Armitage]

Note to all Right Wing Death Squads in Minecraft, according to the future Attorney General, you can commit all acts of property destruction against the government after office hours to avoid being labeled as terrorists.

The Biden Administration is going full retard and I'm fully confident the media will do it's best to cover it up. Gotta protect democracy

Don't forget if you get caught claim you were doing it for racial justice and throw around a few buzz words so the police let you go and drop all charges.

 

[Meat Target]

Wait, by his own definition wouldn't a terror attack aimed at him not be terrorism because it doesn't "disrupt the democratic process"?

Garland is a Democrat, therefore it disrupts the democratic process.

 

[Zero Day Defense]

How hard is it to throw Antifa under the bus? Despite their ideology and traditional opposition to the establishment Democrats, they're still statist stooges at the end of the day-- they wouldn't care.

 

[Disgruntled Pupper]

How hard is it to throw Antifa under the bus? Despite their ideology and traditional opposition to the establishment Democrats, they're still statist stooges at the end of the day-- they wouldn't care.

Why would they throw them under the bus? They successfully terrorize non-leftists and are no threat to the homes, buissnesses, or power of the Democrats. No one who has been a victim of Antifa has stood up and demanded justice with any conviction or force behind it. There was that proud boy who got run over but all he did was write a letter. Half this country supports what they do and the other half isn't interested in putting in the effort to stop them or hold Democrats accountable for their support.

 

[kcbbq]

lol. remember when Merrick Garland got cucked out of a cushy SCOTUS seat?

Get down on your knees and thank every supernatural being he didn't, whether you believe in them or not, and don't leave out a single one in case they exist.

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

Again, this is like, one of the Democrats' 10 Commandments, right next to "Thou shalt not disagrees with us, lest ye be called a Nazi/sexist/racist/homophobic/xenophobic bigot". It's all so tiresome.

 

[MarvinTheParanoidAndroid]

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