Merrick Garland actually said...

"DOJ only speaks through its pleadings and through its work in court."

"The FBI uncovered multiple sources of evidence indicating that the response to the May 11 grand jury subpoena was incomplete and that classified documents remained at the premises."

"The department does not take such a decision lightly. Where possible, it is standard practice to seek less intrusive means."

"This is the most wide-ranging investigation and the most important investigation that the Justice Department has ever entered into. And we have done so because this represents -- this effort to upend ..."