A recent video shared on Facebook was billed as high-drama viewing featuring a wailing Attorney General Merrick Garland and an intense Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. Former President Donald Trump’s name is also teased.
“(MUST WATCH): ‘WAIT FOR REVENGE,’ Garland cries loud after Kennedy GRILLS him with Trump’s ‘document’ truth,’” the Dec. 13 post says.
None of this happened.
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The nearly 11-minute video in the post is a clip from a May 2021 Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on domestic violent extremism.
We reviewed a transcript of the hearing, and Garland never told the committee to “wait for revenge.” Kennedy, a committee member, never mentioned Trump.
Rather, Kennedy asked Garland about gun violence in Chicago.
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