U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) grilled President Joe Biden’s top law enforcement officer over what he believes is the politicization of the justice system in a recent hearing of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.

Government weaponization isn't a concern of the American people just because @JudiciaryGOP started talking about it.

It's a concern because AG Garland and the DOJ have made it their top priority to target Biden's political opponents – and Americans know they could be next. pic.twitter.com/ekBlwsGlBm

— Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) June 4, 2024

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testified Tuesday as money Republican members of Congress have been critical of the prosecutions against former President Donald Trump.

Garland condemned “baseless and extremely dangerous falsehoods…being spread about the FBI’s law enforcement operations.”

Moore, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, questioned the attorney general about what is causing many Americans to distrust the justice system.

“We talk a lot in here about the attack of the rule of law and embracing misinformation,” Moore said. “Do you see that the American people, the number one thing I see when I’m touring the district, or at least in [2021], not anymore, now it’s the border, but in [2021] Mr. Garland, it was a concern for the weaponization of the government against US citizens. What do you think is driving the concern?”

Garland responded by blaming the rhetoric of Republicans in Congress and the media.

“I think when people say over and over the word weaponization,” Garland said, “it can have an effect on people’s belief whether it’s founded or unfounded.”

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Later in the conversation, Moore brought up the recent guilty verdict against Trump.

“Does it still not erode the credibility of the Department of Justice and justice in America and the rule of law, when things like what happened last week are starting to happen that have never happened before in the history of the country?” Moore asked. “Do you think that maybe has more to do that with this is what we’re saying here?”

Garland told Moore that the Trump verdict was outside his jurisdiction.

“When you’re referring to last week you’re referring to a decision by a jury in a state case on a related to the Department of Justice,” he explained. “I’m not going to comment.”

A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records last week. It was the first time in American history that a former President has ever been found guilty of a crime.

Moore closed by arguing that Garland is responsible for causing a great amount of the current distrust of the U.S. justice system.

“We’re making the justice system political,” he said. “That’s what’s going on in America and that people are waking up. It’s not us saying it here…the grass roots of America asking us those very questions. And when you convict a man or at least try to convict a man in charge a man and they donate $200 million in 48 hours, sir, they’re sending a signal they have lost all trust in this.”

“And under your watch the system is losing credibility,” Moore added. “It concerns me for this country and certainly for the future, the direction the Department of Justice.”

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