Attorney General Merrick Garland defended Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors’ decision to release a letter allegedly penned by Ryan Routh, the suspect charged with attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, following criticism over its release because it included the promise of a bounty to anyone who succeeds in killing Trump.
Garland was asked by a reporter during a Sept. 27 press conference to respond to criticism over the DOJ’s release of the letter, with the reporter citing remarks from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who said that releasing the Routh letter on the criminal docket put Trump in more danger.
Jordan had requested that the DOJ provide the committee with all records relating to the release of the suspect’s letter by Oct. 9, while former Attorney General Bill Barr said earlier this week that the letter should never have been released as it served “no purpose other than to risk inciting further violence.”
In his response to the question, Garland defended the prosecutors’ actions, calling the decision “reasonable” and consistent with the department’s goal of securing Routh’s detention. […]
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