Garland Rebuffs a Potential Broad Look at Trump-Era Justice Dept.
Garland Says Watchdog Is Best Positioned to Review Trump-Era Justice Dept., Not Him The attorney general said that various inspector general inquiries would help uncover any wrongdoing and that he wanted to avoid politicizing the work of career officials. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland earlier this month. Answering questions from reporters at the Justice Department on Tuesday, Mr. Garland said that reviewing the previous administration’s actions was “a complicated question.”Credit...Pool photo by Tom Brenner June 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland backed aw...