At the time of the bombing in 1995, Garland held one of the top positions at the U.S. Justice Department. He came to Oklahoma City to coordinate the investigation and then oversaw the prosecution efforts that led to McVeigh’s conviction at trial in Denver in 1997.
Merrick Garland was the Justice Department prosecutor of McVeigh who denied McVeigh access to the media, who successfully petitioned for the sealing of over 100 records, who denied OKC bombing witnesses their right to testify to the grand jury, and who arranged one of the hastiest executions in the 21st Century, a mere 5 years after the bombing. Thus achieved a permanent silencing of McVeigh.