Insanity: Garland Says Hate Crime Prosecution Premature Since Motive Unknown (VIDEO)

Republican lawmakers pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday whether the Justice Department will open a hate crime investigation one day after a mass shooter killed six people at a Christian private school.

“I realize that the shooter is dead, but the shooter could have had collaborators. Do you plan on opening a hate crime investigation for the targeting of Christians?” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked Garland at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.

.@SenJohnKennedy on Nashville, TN school shooting: "Do you plan on opening a hate crime investigation?"

Attorney General Garland: "As of now a motive hasn't been identified…motive is what determines whether it's a hate crime or not." pic.twitter.com/KIvtMQ9UgS

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Garland noted that the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives had been on the scene working with local law enforcement and that “as of now, motive hasn’t been identified.”

“We are certainly working full-time with them to try and determine what the motive is, and, of course, motive is what determines whether it’s a hate crime or not,” the attorney general said. (Read more from “Insanity: Garland Says Hate Crime Prosecution Premature Since Motive Unknown (VIDEO)” HERE)

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