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CBSNov 26, 2022
Report: GOP Seeks Answers From Garland on COVID Fraud
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The Facts
House Republicans, according to NBC News, have called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to release documents and information detailing the extent of COVID relief funds lost to fraud "by international or overseas actors and criminal organizations.”
NBC published the findings on Tuesday, citing a letter from the GOP-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
The Spin
Republican narrative
Pres. Biden’s administration has failed the basic duty of safeguarding against fraud. The DOJ talks a big game about the billions of dollars it recovers, but that amount of money is just a drop in the bucket. Various agencies were bled dry, and the slow-moving administration doesn’t seem to care.
Democratic narrative
The DOJ is working diligently to get to the bottom of the large criminal operations that defrauded the US of billions of dollars. The DOJ is prosecuting hundreds of people and recovering billions of dollars. Anyone considering defrauding the US government will now think twice thanks to this crackdown.