AG Garland Claims He Did Not Listen to the Biden’s Special Counsel Audio

FITZGERALD Attorney General have ░░░░░░░░ listened to the audio ░░░░░░░░ Garland I have not ░░░░░░░░ there s no reason ░░░░░░░░ me to listen to ░░░░░░░░ in order to make ░░░░░░░░ determinations I had to ░░░░░░░░ We had the special ░░░░░░░░ describe in detail his ░░░░░░░░ for his determinations FITZGERALD ░░░░░░░░ let me I mean ░░░░░░░░ don t understand how ░░░░░░░░ can kind of sit ░░░░░░░░ the congressional committee and ░░░░░░░░ of arbitrate what s ░░░░░░░░ from the transcripts if ░░░░░░░░ re not even sure ░░░░░░░░ s on the tapes ░░░░░░░░ Garland I m not ░░░░░░░░ it on my own ░░░░░░░░ have FITZGERALD So you ░░░░░░░░ saying other people have ░░░░░░░░ to it within the ░░░░░░░░ Garland Within the department ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel has ░░░░░░░░ to it and the ░░░░░░░░ counsel had every interest ░░░░░░░░ ensuring that the transcript ░░░░░░░░ he produced in order ░░░░░░░░ do his investigation would ░░░░░░░░ accurate Yes that s ░░░░░░░░ FITZGERALD Okay so let ░░░░░░░░ go back So in ░░░░░░░░ 15th letter you also ░░░░░░░░ to distinguish the committee ░░░░░░░░ reliance on United States ░░░░░░░░ Nixon Specifically you claim ░░░░░░░░ since President Nixon had ░░░░░░░░ only edited transcripts of ░░░░░░░░ portion of the meetings ░░░░░░░░ by the audio recordings ░░░░░░░░ Nixon case does not ░░░░░░░░ But that was not ░░░░░░░░ the court held regarding ░░░░░░░░ enforcability of the special ░░░░░░░░ s subpoena was it ░░░░░░░░ mean that s not ░░░░░░░░ doesn t match up ░░░░░░░░ now Garland I m ░░░░░░░░ exactly sure what you ░░░░░░░░ asking but Nixon it ░░░░░░░░ well known that Nixon ░░░░░░░░ edited the tapes edited ░░░░░░░░ and he said he ░░░░░░░░ edited transcripts That is ░░░░░░░░ what happened here The ░░░░░░░░ counsel the FBI agents ░░░░░░░░ the room and the ░░░░░░░░ career official said that ░░░░░░░░ transcripts match the audio ░░░░░░░░ So the court reasoned ░░░░░░░░ the audio recordings would ░░░░░░░░ relevant to show among ░░░░░░░░ things a criminal conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ for other valid potential ░░░░░░░░ uses for the same ░░░░░░░░ Garland In the Nixon ░░░░░░░░ yes because there were ░░░░░░░░ of the transcript in ░░░░░░░░ the conspiracy was disclosed ░░░░░░░░ those communications parts of ░░░░░░░░ audio which were not ░░░░░░░░ the transcript That s ░░░░░░░░ the situation here Here ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ though attorney general We ░░░░░░░░ unaware because we haven ░░░░░░░░ heard the tapes We ░░░░░░░░ t know if they ░░░░░░░░ up Garland Everyone had ░░░░░░░░ genuine reason to believe ░░░░░░░░ those transcripts were not ░░░░░░░░ Here you have the ░░░░░░░░ counsel you have the ░░░░░░░░ agents in the room ░░░░░░░░ you have the senior ░░░░░░░░ official in the department ░░░░░░░░ comparing it and finding ░░░░░░░░ to be accurate.”