System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.And C# (CSharp) Method

        public static BinaryExpression And(Expression left, Expression right, MethodInfo method)
        {
            RequiresCanRead(left, nameof(left));
            RequiresCanRead(right, nameof(right));
            if (method == null)
            {
                if (left.Type == right.Type && left.Type.IsIntegerOrBool())
                {
                    return new SimpleBinaryExpression(ExpressionType.And, left, right, left.Type);
                }
                return GetUserDefinedBinaryOperatorOrThrow(ExpressionType.And, "op_BitwiseAnd", left, right, liftToNull: true);
            }
            return GetMethodBasedBinaryOperator(ExpressionType.And, left, right, method, liftToNull: true);
        }

 public override Expression<Func<Unbrickable.Models.Post, bool>> filterPosts(Expression<Func<Unbrickable.Models.Post, bool>> predicate)
 {
     if (operation != 1 && operation != 2 && operation != 3)
     {
         return predicate;
     }
     if (this.isOr)
     {
         Debug.WriteLine("Or " + this.operation + " on " + this.date.Date);
         switch (operation)
         {
             case 1: return predicate.Or(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.date_posted) >= this.date);
             case 2: return predicate.Or(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.date_posted) <= this.date);
             case 3: return predicate.Or(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.date_posted) == this.date);
             default: return predicate;
         }
     }
     else
     {
         Debug.WriteLine("And " + this.operation + " on " + this.date.Date);
         switch (operation)
         {
             case 1: return predicate.And(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.date_posted) >= this.date);
             case 2: return predicate.And(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.date_posted) <= this.date);
             case 3: return predicate.And(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.date_posted) == this.date);
             default: return predicate;
         }
     }
 }