‘Real Time’ host Bill Maher bashed Merrick Garland and the DOJ for waiting 2 years to appoint a special counsel on the Trump case.
Bill Maher spent a portion of Friday night’s episode of HBO‘s Real Time by bashing Attorney General Merrick Garland for waiting 2 years to hand the DOJ’s probe of former President Trump over to a special counsel.
Garland announced on Friday that he appointed former Justice Department official Jack Smith to serve as special counsel on the case, which is looking into Trump’s actions following the 2020 presidential election leading up to the events of January 6. The DOJ is also investigating his handling of classified materials that were seized by federal agents at Mar-a-Lago.
The attorney general cited recent developments in the investigations as well as Trump’s announcement that he will be running for president in 2024 as reasons for his decision.
Kicking off the panel discussion on his 20th season finale, Maher addressed the “breaking news.”
“I guess he did this on a Friday because maybe he was afraid? I don’t know,” Maher speculated.
