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Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prioritize combating extremist violence with an initial focus on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as he sought to assure lawmakers that the Justice Department would remain politically independent on his watch.
A federal appeals court judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, Garland is now among Biden’s most widely supported nominees, putting him on track for a quick confirmation potentially within days. He will inherit a Justice Department that endured a tumultuous era under former president Donald Trump rife with political drama and controversial decisions and that faced abundant criticism from Democrats over what they saw as the politicizing of the nation’s top law enforcement agencies.
Biden's pick touts prosecuting Timothy McVeigh for 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, assures lawmakers that Justice Department would remain independent on his watch
WASHINGTON (AP) Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prioritize combating extremist violence with an initial focus on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as
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