Garland does not think attacking fed buildings is terrorism as long as it is done at night

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And this guy was hailed as a moderate SCOTUS nomination.

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Folks this country is a sham

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But one is because the state keeps allowing cops who F their job up face no repercussions

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Well, he did say he would prosecute white supremacists...

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Comparing the two should draw serious questions about his ability to make rational decisions... it will not because they need 1/6/21 to be known on the same level as OKC and 9/11, so they will push the narrative...

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, led off his questioning of Garland by asking the nominee if he would “promise to defend the Portland courthouse against anarchists.”

“Any attack on a federal building or damage to a federal building violates federal statutes and those who do it will be prosecuted,” Garland responded.

Later in the hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, again pressed Garland on Portland and other cities where demonstrations have centered around federal buildings.

“Do you regard assaults on federal courthouses or other federal properties as acts of domestic extremism or domestic terrorism?” Hawley asked.

In his answer, Garland appeared to draw a distinction between the protesters in places like Portland and those that sought to disrupt the counting of electoral votes at the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

“An attack on a courthouse while in operation, trying to prevent judges from trying cases, that plainly is domestic extremism, domestic terrorism,” Garland said. “An attack simply on a government property at night or under other circumstances is a clear crime, and a serious one, and should be punished.”

“Both are criminal,” Garland added, “but one is a core attack on our democratic institutions.”

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