FIRST ON FOX: Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files articles of impeachment against Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Greene is scheduled to withdraw articles of impeachment Wednesday against President Biden’s top cop “for facilitating the weaponization and politicization of the United States justice system against the American people.”
“In his conduct as Attorney General of the United States, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of Attorney General of the United States and, to the best of his ability, to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. of United States, Merrick Brian Garland continues to materially endanger the United States justice system and empowers President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to prosecute his political adversaries at will,” the articles read.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE FILES CHARGES AGAINST FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scheduled to withdraw articles of impeachment Wednesday against Attorney General Merrick Garland “for facilitating the weaponization and politicization of the United States justice system against the American people.” (Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The articles quote various controversies and scandals under Garland’s tenure as attorney general, including the FBI’s “targeting of parents” concerned about their children’s education at the behest of a teacher’s union letter comparing them to “terrorism domestic”, as well as his refusal to prosecute “leftists”. extremists who harassed and threatened Supreme Court justices in their homes in the wake of the Dobbs decision.”
In a press release obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital, Greene accused Garland of having “fully weaponized the Department of ‘Injustice'” and that the “politicization of the DOJ has resulted in the persecution of political enemies on the left and on a double level”. justice system”.
“Garland has used the FBI as a personal police force for his boss, Joe Biden,” Greene wrote. “From investigating parents protesting their local school boards, to going after pro-life and Catholic activists, to going after former and future President Donald J. Trump, Merrick Garland’s corruption knows no bounds.”
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “Going after a declared candidate for the presidency of the United States is nothing less than election interference.” Greene added, “Therefore, the Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland, must be removed.” (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorists have caused billions of dollars in property damage,” he continued. “Instead of prosecuting these crimes, Garland has gone after Americans who participated in legitimate political protests, people who were overwhelmingly nonviolent.”
The Georgia Republican said that “the DOJ’s prosecution of Joe Biden’s main political adversary, Donald J. Trump, is un-American” and that the raid on “the former president’s home to legally declassify documents is a violation transparency of justice”.
“Going after a declared candidate for the presidency of the United States is nothing more than election interference,” Greene added. “Therefore, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland must be removed.”
The articles of impeachment against Garland come after Greene introduced a separate resolution to remove FBI Director Christopher Wray.
The articles of impeachment against Attorney General Merrick Garland come after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a separate resolution to impeach FBI Director Christopher Wray. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
In the articles of impeachment, obtained by Fox News Digital, Greene claims that, under Wray’s watch, he facilitated “the development of a federal police force to intimidate, harass, and entrap American citizens who are considered enemies of the Biden regime.”
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Greene highlighted instances of what he considered an abuse of the office’s authority. These cases included, but were not limited to, the FBI’s “unprecedented raid” on former President Trump’s home on August 8, 2022, and the bureau’s creation of a “label of terrorist threat” following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. summer
The Georgia Republican previously filed articles of impeachment against Garland in 2022 after the Mar-a-Lago attack.
Houston Keene is a political writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and on Twitter: @HoustonKeene
