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Garland Says It’s ‘Absurd’ He Should Have Edited Report

March 21, 2024 at 1:59 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Attorney General Merrick Garland dismissed as “absurd” the idea that he should have edited or withheld a special counsel report slamming President Joe Biden’s memory, Politico reports.

Said Garland: “The idea that an attorney general would edit or redact or censor the special counsel’s explanation for why the special counsel reached the decision the special counsel did — that’s absurd.”

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