“Upholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly, without fear or favor,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Aug. 11, 2022, after the FBI searched Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago. “Under my watch, that is precisely what the Justice Department is doing.”
Democracy Dies in Darkness
How the Trump fear factor loomed over Mar-a-Lago search
Analysis by Aaron Blake
March 1, 2023 at 12:11 p.m. EST