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Merrick Garland: “The affidavit falsely claimed that officers had verified that the target of the alleged drug trafficking operation had…”

On the recordAugust 3, 2022
The affidavit falsely claimed that officers had verified that the target of the alleged drug trafficking operation had received packages at Ms. Taylor's address. In fact, defendants Jaynes and Goodlett knew that was not true.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Merrick Garland discusses the false affidavit related to the Breonna Taylor case.

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