Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland said this week that the riots in Portland last year may not have qualified as domestic terrorism. “My own definition, which is about the same as the statutory definition, is the use of violence or threats of violence in an attempt to disrupt democratic processes. So an attack on a…
Biden’s Attorney General Pick Says Portland Riots May Not Have Been ‘Domestic Terrorism’
McConnell Says He Supports Merrick Garland’s Nomination for Attorney General
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday indicated he would back Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination for attorney general. McConnell told Politico on Tuesday afternoon that he plans to support Garland’s nomination. He did not elaborate on his decision to back the nominee, the media outlet reported. McConnell’s office did not immediately respond to The…
AG Nominee Garland Waffles on Whether Illegal Border Crossing Should Remain a Crime
President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, Merrick Garland, gave an evasive answer during his Senate confirmation hearing Monday to the question of whether illegal border crossings should continue to be treated as a crime. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asked Garland during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing whether unlawful border crossings into the United…
AG Nominee Garland Evasive on Whether Illegal Border Crossing Should Remain a Crime
President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, Merrick Garland, gave an evasive answer during his Senate confirmation hearing Monday to the question of whether illegal border crossings should continue to be treated as a crime. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asked Garland during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing whether unlawful border crossings into the United…
Biden’s AG Pick Says He Would Support White House’s Push to Restrict Gun Ownership
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, said Monday that he would align the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) with the White House’s push to restrict gun ownership. “The president is a strong supporter of gun control and has been an advocate all his professional life on this question,” Garland said during his Senate…
Biden’s AG Pick Says He Has Not Spoken to President About Hunter Biden Probe
President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, Merrick Garland, said during his Senate confirmation hearing Monday that he has not spoken with the president about the investigation into his son, Hunter Biden, but insisted that any Justice Department probes will be free of political interference. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) asked Garland if he’s talked…
Biden’s AG Nominee Says ‘No Reason’ Why Durham Should Not Be Left in Place
Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, said on Monday he sees “no reason” why special counsel John Durham should not be left in place in order to continue his probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. Garland also declined to make any firm commitments. Garland made the comments during his confirmation hearing before the…
AG Nominee Garland Says ‘No Reason’ Why Durham Shouldn’t Be Left in Place
Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, said on Feb. 22 he sees “no reason” why special counsel John Durham shouldn’t be left in place in order to continue his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. Garland also declined to make any firm commitments during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. At one…
AG Nominee Merrick Garland Says He Would Oversee Prosecution of Jan. 6 Protesters
President Joe Biden’s choice for attorney general Merrick Garland said he will supervise the prosecution of protesters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, according to a prepared opening statement for his upcoming confirmation hearing. Garland’s hearing is scheduled to begin on Feb. 22 and will span over two days. The appellate court judge,…
AG Nominee Garland Says He Would Oversee Prosecution of Jan. 6 Protesters
President Joe Biden’s choice for attorney general, Merrick Garland, has pledged to supervise the prosecution of protesters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, according to a prepared opening statement for his confirmation hearing. Garland’s hearing is scheduled to begin Feb. 22 and will extend over two days. The appellate court judge, who was…
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