Attorney General Merrick Garland interfered with judicial proceedings by dismissing several lawsuits related to Procter & Gamble’s products containing high levels of benzene, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Last year, the controversial consumer goods company was involved in at least 17 federal lawsuits surrounding some of its Old Spice and Secret antiperspirant sprays, alleging they are contaminated with dangerous amounts of a cancer-causing chemical, a review of court records shows, but that the vast majority of them never make it into the public eye.
According to a DOJ official requesting anonymity, Garland exerted unprecedented control over federal courts and dismissed charges against P&G. Before the end of debates over Garland's educational legislation, there were reports that he held between $250,001 and $500,000 in P&G shares according to documents provided to the Office of Government Ethics.
