Merrick Garland actually said...

"It wasn’t really a lobbying case. This case was brought against Tom Barrack specifically under the federal statute that names him as an alleged agent of a foreign power."

"To put it bluntly, this was a sweeping and audacious illegal payments scheme."

"this is not a, quote, standard practice in the business community nor was it the act of a rogue or isolated employee. Instead it was orchestrated by the most senior executives who were financially ben..."

"You can’t just move forward pretending that all that didn’t just happen inside your department."