Joe Biden got a true smack across the face this week by the families of 9/11 survivors.
A letter signed by thousands requested Biden not come to the annual memorial this year for failure to deliver on a campaign promise.
Now, the DOJ is scrambling and will review the documents in question for possible release to avoid the PR nightmare.
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Merrick Garland has proven to be Joe Biden’s whipping boy, so it was no real surprise that Garland stepped up to save him when it was even a remote possibility that Biden would be embarrassed.
Last week, the victims’ families, survivors, and first responders made it quite clear that Biden was not welcome at the memorial event unless documents were unclassified regarding the attack.
After all, Biden had promised more transparency during his campaign and documents these families believe will implicate Saudi Arabia are still being kept from public view.
The group, in its letter, stated that it “cannot in good faith, and with veneration to those lost, sick, and injured, welcome the president to our hallowed grounds until he fulfills his commitment.”
So, Merrick Garland apparently ordered the DOJ to check out the documents and see what they could do to prevent a very embarrassing moment for Biden.
After the DOJ made its announcement, Biden stated, “As I promised during my campaign, my Administration is committed to ensuring the maximum degree of transparency under the law, and to adhering to the rigorous guidance issued during the Obama-Biden Administration on the invocation of the state secrets privilege.
“In this vein, I welcome the Department of Justice’s filing today, which commits to conducting a fresh review of documents where the government has previously asserted privileges, and to doing so as quickly as possible.”
Biden can say he is delivering on a promise, but this would never have happened had the group not pressured him into a possible public relations nightmare.
The real question here is why the order was not given for review during his first day in office.
Source: The Hill
