Now the House Intelligence Committee Chair, Schiff said Monday that he had spoken with Garland, who had given his commitment to an independent investigation by the inspector general. Schiff said he had “every confidence” that Garland “will also do the kind of top-to-bottom review of the degree to which the department was politicized during the previous administration and take corrective steps.”
The intelligence panel initially said 12 people connected to the committee including aides, former aides and family members had been swept up, but more have since been uncovered, according to a person familiar with the matter who also was not authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Justice Department to tighten rules on seizing Congress data
Garlandâs statement came as a Justice Department official said the top national security official, John Demers, planned to leave by the end of next week.
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about voting rights at the Justice Department in Washington, on Friday, June 11, 2021. [ TOM BRENNER | AP ]
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WASHINGTON â The Justice Department will tighten its rules around obtaining records from members of Congress, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday, amid revelations the department under former President Donald Trump had secretly seized records from Democrats and members of the media.
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WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - The Justice Department will make its policies for obtaining records of U.S. lawmakers more rigorous after former President Donald Trump s administration secretly secured data on members of Congress, journalists and a former White House lawyer, the top U.S. law enforcement official said on Monday.
Attorney General Merrick Garland in a statement https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-attorney-general-merrick-b-garland also said that political or other improper considerations must play no role in any investigative or prosecutorial decisions and that anyone within the department who fails to live up to that principle will be met with strict accountability.
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