As our own Doug Powers reported earlier today, (former) Attorney General received a standing ovation as he left his office for the last time. A lot of people are asking the Trump administration to use the video to see whom to fire at the Justice Department.

Garland received more than just an ovation … (former) FBI Director Christopher Wray presented him on behalf of the CIA with a … Thompson submachine gun. This editor didn't believe it at first — no one's reported on it — but the video from C-SPAN proves it.

… if it happened in Washington DC this video would be documentation/evidence of multiple crimes... ????

For those who may have forgotten - this is the very same Merrick Garland that wanted to put you in a cage or send armed men with guns to kill you if you had an 80% receiver or arm brace.   He's also the same man who advocated for an "assault weapons ban" which would criminalize owing a Tommy Gun (and most other semi autos).   If "rules for thee but not for me" were a person it'd be Merrick Garland.

It does seem a bit hypocritical … not to mention odd. Why do they think Garland wants a Tommy Gun? So he can defend himself from Donald Trump's Justice Department?

It would be, if Wray hadn't most likely just purloined it from the FBI.

Wray didn't say that it was a model.

Even if it was a prop … what message is the CIA trying to send with this of all possible going-away gifts?

We're all for letting citizens own a submachine gun. But it's just bizarre all around.