People are angry at Merrick Garland for refusing to do what William Barr did

The latest controversy relates to a defamation lawsuit filed against then-President Donald Trump by E. Jean Carroll, who alleges that Trump raped her during the 1990s. During an Oval Office interview in 2019, Trump denied knowing Carroll and said she was lying in an effort to sell books. When Carroll sued for defamation, the Justice Department, led by Barr, moved to intervene, arguing that the president was immune from the suit under federal law.