General Discussion

Because, if you actually read the report, it reveals that Garland persisted with investigating Trump in the face of resistance and obstruction from Trump-loyal career employees.

Notice the headline says “DOJ resisted” and not “Garland resisted” because the latter isn’t true. Some of the DOJ resistance documented in the report came prior to Garland even being sworn in.

The authors of the WaPo report tried to create a Garland hit piece, using quotes from Trump loyalists with an axe to grind, but in the end, the evidence showed the opposite.

Here’s an evidence based analysis that refutes the standard take that the WaPo report proves Garland dragged his feet on investigating Trump, as well as showing that the WaPo report was incomplete and inaccurate in telling the whole story:

https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/06/19/the-wapo-shows-there-should-be-more-scrutiny-of-steve-dantuono/