Merrick Garland actually said...

The Justice Department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. I cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to have her son run down and then gunned down while taking a jog on a public street.

Context

Merrick Garland comments on the DOJ's obligation to prosecute hate crimes in response to the verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery case.

02/21/2022

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