Welcome to the Eric Erickson Show podcast, Our Three.

Hello and welcome. It is Eric Erickson here. My flagship station, WSB, in Atlanta, Georgia.

I want to jump to Merrick Garland, the Attorney General of the United States,

holding a press conference right now. Some big news happening in the U.S. and in China.

The PRC government forced the victim's nephew to travel from China to the United States

to convey the PRC's threats to the victim's son. The defendants threatened the victim,

saying that, quote, coming back and turning herself in is the only way out. They showed up at the

home of the victim's son in New York. They filed frivolous lawsuits against the victim and his

son and said it would be, quote,

endless misery for the defendant and son to defend themselves.

And they made clear that their harassment would not stop until the victim returned to China.

As these cases demonstrate, the government of China sought to interfere with the

rights and freedoms of individuals in the United States and to undermine our judicial system

that protects those rights. They did not succeed. The Justice Department will not tolerate attempts by any foreign power to undermine the rule

of law upon which our democracy is based.

We will continue to fiercely protect the rights guaranteed to everyone in our country, and

we will defend the integrity of our institutions.

Before I turn the podium over to Deputy Attorney General Monaco, I want to recognize

the FBI, the National Security Division, and the U.S. Attorney's Office's for their extraordinary

work on these cases.

Now, Deputy Attorney General Monaco.

Good afternoon, and thank you, Mr. Attorney General.

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