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Merrick Garland

Merrick Garland

Merrick Garland currently serves as a chief judge for U.S. Court Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He was first appointed to the court in 1997 by then-President Bill Clinton. President Obama nominated him to fill the seat of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in March.

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Facebook posts
stated on July 15, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Sen. Ted Cruz asking the Supreme Court to file charges against an aide to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 17, 2023
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stated on March 6, 2023 in a Facebook post:
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cry at a committee hearing.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 8, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on December 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Attorney General Merrick Garland saying, “Wait for revenge.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • December 15, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on October 9, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Merrick Garland catches Trump planning to flee.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 12, 2022
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stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Merrick Garland is investigating Donald Trump’s “tax evasion case.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 29, 2020
Pat Toomey
stated on April 15, 2016:
Says Merrick Garland “authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists.”
Mostly False
By Cassie Owens • June 7, 2016
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