There is not one rule for friends and another for foes. One rule for the powerful and another for the powerless. One rule for the rich and another for the poor. One rule for democrats and another for republicans. Or different rules depending on Ones Race or ethnicity. To the contrary, we have only one rule. We follow the facts and apply the law in a way that respects the constitution and protect civil liberties. John Attorney General Merrick Garland earlier today sounding off on what he says are attacks on the justice department, valuing It Will not be used as a political weapon. So begins a thursday afternoon. Im John Roberts in washington. Hello, sandra. Sandra we will see where the next two hours to excess, john. Good to be with you. Im Sandra Smith in New York and this is speed 27. Garland calling attacks on the Department Dangerous and outrageous, but his address comes as allegations continue to pile up that the doj is being used to target conservatives, like former president Donald Trump. John lets bring in Fox News legal editor kerri urbahn. Targeted conservatives like Donald Trump but not just Donald Trump. Not just Donald Trump. I think Merrick Garland believes those words, but unfortunately they are divorced from the reality of his departments actions. We can go through the list, for starters, do, dear member the attacks on the Supreme Court justices following the leak of the dobbs . The deferment of justice could have enforced the law against those who are threatening, bullying, at the house. They chose not to. There was an Assassination Attempt on brett kavanaugh. That was two years ago. That still has not gone to trial. It doesnt go to trial until next year. But think of the speed with which they pushed the Donald Trump stuff through. How about blm when they destroyed washington, d. C. and other cities the summer of 2020 . No one was prosecuted. But you know who was prosecuted . The prolife activist who wrote in chalk on the sidewalk in front of Abortion Clinics that all black lives matter. They were the ones who were prosecuted under this the parent of justice. The department of justice traditionally never prosecutes people who blow off congressional subpoenas. Guess what . This doj does, but only with respect to Donald Trump aids. Then the January 6th offenses. They continue to go after people at the capitol that day bringing untested and novel theories of law that the Supreme Court just said, you cant bring a law that has to do with Document Shredding and evidence tampering against somebody was part of the riot that day. And yet for months weve gotten updates on that. So those are just some of the dash oh, and of course, the fan favorite, the angry parents at School Board meetings. This deprived of justice under Merrick Garland had his national security division, a division typically used to investigate terrorism offenses, to look at the parents who were upset at what their children were being taught and spoken and towed at school, at these board meetings. So those are just some of the examples of how this doj has been used in a way that people feel is very inappropriate with respect to conservatives. John so you say that garland says nice things, but what is going on in his department is something else. Does he know whats going on in his department . I think part of the problem and this is something i have criticized Attorney General garland for in the past, is his use of Special Counsel s. He says theyre independently doing their job and theyre going to look at Donald Trump and look at this and that, but the reality is, when you are Attorney General, it is your job to make the tough calls. The fact that this deferment of justice one of the things he said today in his speech was he came back to doj and restored norms. With all due respect, Attorney General, prosecuting the former president of the united states, the possible future president of the united states, and your boss political enemy, is anything but normal. And people would say, thats because Donald Trump defied norms. Hes the one to blame. The response to that is, whoa, whoa, whoa, Take A Look at the cases brought against him. These were not open and shut situations. The majority of all the cases brought against Donald Trump and anyone can look at this for themselves not just in doj, but in the state legal system, as well, they are untested legal theories, basically twisting the laws and ways that have never been done before in order to fit the facts to get the guy. I would say the only exception to that, i would say there are some Obstruction Issues at play in the classified documents case, but that has been dismissed, at least for now. It is not normal to try to imprison the former leader of the free world by twisting the law and bringing untested theories of law against that person. John supporters of Merrick Garland would say, wait a second, the doj brought robust prosecution against Senator Bob Senator bob menendez. They brought two prosecutions against Hunter Biden after that failed plea deal. But they say hes going after democrats, how can you say this is all political . That goes exec which my point. Those were clearcut cases. Bob menendez literally had gold bars in his jacket pockets, it doesnt get more obvious than that. Hunter biden failed to pay his taxes and wrote off prostitutes and lavish spending as Business Expenses that were in. Thats another example of this doj not acting appropriately. The only reason that plea deal, which was a joke of a plea deal, was brought, the whistleblowers exposed the Special Treatment being given to joe and Hunter Biden by this deferment of justice. John just to play Devils Advocate here schuyler. John Robert Menendez had gold bars in his pocket in his closet, but Donald Trump had classified documents in a closet at maralago. Thats right. Thats why i say the only exception to these cases, i would say there is some Obstruction Issues at play in the classified documents. Donald trump didnt help himself all in that case. He could have complied. It was easy. It was not a big deal. He made it much harder than he should have and now the case is on appeal. Going back to the Special Counsel issue, what is Attorney General garland doing . Eightpoint Special Counsel to look at Joe Biden with his classified document mishandling, and Donald Trump. One Special Counsel says, well, i think hes guilty, but his mental faculties are so poor that im not going to be able to get it over the Finish Line with a jury. Ive got to respect them for saying that. That was a hard thing to say. I think it took courage, actually, and he was right, that was wise. Meanwhile, Jack Smith has been encoded the aggressive in the amounts of charges he has brought against Donald Trump. So he could have made a much easier case for himself against trump, had he brought had he had a more conservative approach. And he hasnt. So they have pushed these things through again and again, and one thing, john, i just want to say about being Attorney General, i think the hardest part about being Attorney General is that you have to make the tough calls on the close calls. In the case of Donald Trump, and most of these cases, some of them, at least, they are close calls. When there is a close call and you are dealing with the possible future of the president , you want to err on the side of Freedom And Democracy and not put that guy in prison. Just because you can doesnt mean you should. There has been a lack of wisdom that has been exercised with almost all things related to Donald Trump coming out of this to primitive justice, and i think it has really impacted the health of this nation with respect to how they view justice and how they feel like its being applied. To be when we got to get you a one hour special. [laughs] i have so much to say about this, obviously. John kerri, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Now this. Im going to vote for him. It didnt sway me. However, he was off his game and he really fit into her. She kept stating that she was here for the people, but i dont necessarily feel that. Im kind of torn between the both. I personally dont think anyone won the debate last night. The whole debate was pretty laughable. I think trump has got the policies. They are solid. I thought it was a very good debate. I thought we had an opportunity to see them go headtohead. Sandra at a minimum, everyone has a reaction. Vice president harris is now on her way to North Carolina for her first Campaign Stop since the debate. New Fox Power rankings marking a major shift in to tell key states ahead of november. The forecast now showing trump losing his edge in georgia and North Carolina, giving harris a lead in the overall forecast for the very first time. The two states moved from leaning republican to a tossup. Fox Team Coverage starts right now. We have Katie Pavlich on where she sees this race heading next. Rich edson on how the economy is weighing on voters. The first to peter doocy. He is live in charlotte for us. Hey, peter. Sandra, you can see here at the bojangles coliseum it is empty but it is early. Theres a good line of people outside waiting for people to come in. They have had a playlist going, lots of cheers any time a Taylor Swift song comes on. Campaign officials feel like theyve got a lot of momentum after the debate against Donald Trump in philadelphia and they are trying to keep it going with a new ad that features debate clips. We are a nation that is in serious decline. What i do offer is a new generation of leadership for our country. But a key member of the Harris Team is warning democrats writ large that good vibes alone and a good debate alone are not going to enact the election. If folks were excited and energized by Vice President harris compelling, powerful performance on the Debate Stage in philadelphia, they need to get up, get out, volunteer, and. If folks were alarmed and concerned by former President Trumps unhinged performance on the Debate Stage, they should also get engaged. Really, the closest thing we got to specifics about the harris economic philosophy in the debate was a brag about breaking a tie on the Inflation Reduction Act, Which Trump Allies Cant believe shes bragging about. She literally was the tying vote, one of the biggest lies ever, something called the Inflation Reduction Act. It actually was the major cause of inflation. It was the inflation creation act. This is a state, North Carolina, that Donald Trump won twice, and it was once again turning away from the democrats when Joe Biden was a nominee, but it is now 1 of 7 states the Harris Team thinks is part of their key to 270 electoral votes. Sandra . Sandra okay. All interesting stuff, peter doocy. In charlotte for us. Thank you. John . John they put a little bit of effort into that stage and i would say. Voters still struggling to stay afloat in the Bite And Harris economy as key items like car insurance, electricity, groceries, have all surged by double digits since generated 2021. And they did not hear what they needed to at the debate from Vice President harris when it comes to the academy. Rich edson, live at the White House for us today. Rich . Good afternoon, john. We continue getting inflation data. This morning we saw wholesale prices of 147 in august compared to the year ago. The White House has a lot of this data coming in shows that the rounding the corner on inflation. Consumer prices, what you and i pay, up 2. 5 percent last month compared to a year earlier. That is the smallest increase since early 2021. Democrats say President Biden, Vice President harris, are fighting to lower costs, proposing middleclass small Business Tax cuts, while republicans, they say, are focused on cutting taxes for the ultrawealthy. If you look at the record, Kamala Harris has a much stronger Record And Vision for our economy. And yes, that is a challenge for us to connect with the average voter, remind them of the chaos Donald Trump caused, and the progress we have seen under the bidenharris administration. On that debate, the New York times reports that, while pundits say that harris won the debate, undecided voters werent so sure. They want more details from her, especially on the economy. Republicans say Harris Cant hide from the data, with widespread inflation across the economys in 21. I am running myself, and you can feel all the ebbs and flows of it, but when it comes down to what is most important to most americans, it is the economy and inflation. There is no way she can spin it. Governor burgum not the only republican pointing to harris voting. Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell brought up the vps tiebreaking vote in 2021 for the nearly 2 Trillion american Rescue Plan that republicans blame for adding to inflation. The biden administration says that spending helped avoid the economic consequences, or more economic consequences, from the pandemic. John . John all right, well, President Biden now recently acknowledged that it was misnamed, that they should be talking more about energy than anything else. Rich edson for us at 1500 pennsylvania. Rich, thank you. Watch this. We are having earthquake right now. Whoa whoa okay its okay that is an earthquake that we just experienced. It is still going. Still going. Sandra it was a long one and quite a shock for many californians this morning, as a magnitude 4. 7 earthquake hit. The u. S. Geological survey says it originated more than 4 miles north of malibu, but residents from Orange County and along the Coast Report feeling the impact. So far no injuries or damage, thankfully, has been reported. John shook the area up, though. A live look at Capitol Hill where the Acting Director of the Secret Service is meeting with lawmakers behind closed doors. 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