Pressed on Family Financial Ties to Critical Race Theory, Garland Refuses to Commit to Ethics Review

JOHNSON I understand your ░░░░░░░░ on the free speech ░░░░░░░░ parents GARLAND My position ░░░░░░░░ JOHNSON Wait just a ░░░░░░░░ The question is the ░░░░░░░░ that has concerned many ░░░░░░░░ those parents that are ░░░░░░░░ up to these school ░░░░░░░░ meetings the very basis ░░░░░░░░ their objection and their ░░░░░░░░ debate as you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ is the curricula the ░░░░░░░░ curricula that your son ░░░░░░░░ law is selling So ░░░░░░░░ millions of Americans I ░░░░░░░░ my constituents I was ░░░░░░░░ all weekend and got ░░░░░░░░ earful about this they ░░░░░░░░ very concerned about that ░░░░░░░░ E of that federal ░░░░░░░░ says An employee of ░░░░░░░░ executive branch is discouraged ░░░░░░░░ engaging in conduct that ░░░░░░░░ likely to affect the ░░░░░░░░ interest of someone close ░░░░░░░░ them Your son in ░░░░░░░░ your daughter clearly meets ░░░░░░░░ definition And so the ░░░░░░░░ is did you follow ░░░░░░░░ regulation Did you have ░░░░░░░░ appropriate agency ethic official ░░░░░░░░ into this Did you ░░░░░░░░ guidance as the federal ░░░░░░░░ requires GARLAND This memorandum ░░░░░░░░ aimed at violence and ░░░░░░░░ of violence JOHNSON I ░░░░░░░░ that but did you ░░░░░░░░ There s no JOHNSON ░░░░░░░░ me Did you seek ░░░░░░░░ counsel before you issued ░░░░░░░░ letter that directly relates ░░░░░░░░ the financial interests of ░░░░░░░░ family Yes or no ░░░░░░░░ This memorandum does not ░░░░░░░░ to the financial interests ░░░░░░░░ anyone It s again ░░░░░░░░ I take that as ░░░░░░░░ no I take that ░░░░░░░░ a no GARLAND Memorandum ░░░░░░░░ against violence and against ░░░░░░░░ of violence JOHNSON Will ░░░░░░░░ Mr Attorney General will ░░░░░░░░ commit to having the ░░░░░░░░ ethics designee review the ░░░░░░░░ and make the results ░░░░░░░░ GARLAND This memorandum is ░░░░░░░░ at violence and threats ░░░░░░░░ violence JOHNSON I understand ░░░░░░░░ talking point You re ░░░░░░░░ answering my question Mr ░░░░░░░░ General With all due ░░░░░░░░ will you submit to ░░░░░░░░ ethics review on this ░░░░░░░░ yes or no GARLAND ░░░░░░░░ s no company in ░░░░░░░░ or hopefully no law ░░░░░░░░ citizen in America who ░░░░░░░░ that threats of violence ░░░░░░░░ not be prevented There ░░░░░░░░ no conflicts of interest ░░░░░░░░ anyone could have JOHNSON ░░░░░░░░ to you But sir ░░░░░░░░ due respect that s ░░░░░░░░ purpose of the federal ░░░░░░░░ We need objective third ░░░░░░░░ to review our activities ░░░░░░░░ don t get to ░░░░░░░░ that decision yourself It ░░░░░░░░ t matter You re ░░░░░░░░ top you re the ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement of this ░░░░░░░░ This raises questions in ░░░░░░░░ minds of millions of ░░░░░░░░ and your impartiality is ░░░░░░░░ called into question Why ░░░░░░░░ you not submit to ░░░░░░░░ simple ethics review of ░░░░░░░░ GARLAND I am exquisitely ░░░░░░░░ of the ethics requirements ░░░░░░░░ But you re not ░░░░░░░░ them GARLAND I have ░░░░░░░░ them and lived with ░░░░░░░░ for the last 25 ░░░░░░░░ JOHNSON Did you seek ░░░░░░░░ ethics review of this ░░░░░░░░ not GARLAND I m ░░░░░░░░ say again there are ░░░░░░░░ conflicts of interest involved ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department asked ░░░░░░░░ Okay Okay According to ░░░░░░░░ I got that I ░░░░░░░░ not trying to be ░░░░░░░░ but you are not ░░░░░░░░ our rules our constitutional ░░░░░░░░ and the federal law ░░░░░░░░ directly applies to your ░░░░░░░░