Tag: Merrick Garland

AG Nominee Asked Not to Replace US Attorney Handling Hunter Biden Case

President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general was asked in a newly released letter not to terminate the U.S. attorney overseeing a case involving the president’s son. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) wrote to Judge Merrick Garland, requesting that he commit during his upcoming confirmation hearings to keeping David Weiss as U.S. attorney for the District…


Senate Committee Schedules Confirmation Hearing for Biden’s Attorney General Pick

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday has set the date for the confirmation hearing of Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department. The hearing will run over two days and is scheduled to begin on Feb. 22. Garland’s testimony will be held on the first day, and external witnesses will be…


Graham Rejects Request for Feb. 8 Confirmation Hearing for Biden’s Attorney General Pick

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) on Feb. 1 denied a request from Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin to hold a Feb. 8 confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general. Durbin had requested the Feb. 8 hearing in a letter and Graham responded with a missive of his own. Graham…


Garland Promises an Independent Department of Justice If Confirmed as Attorney General

Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland on Thursday said he would oversee an independent Department of Justice if confirmed by the Senate. Garland recounted during a press conference how one of his first jobs was assisting then-Attorney General Ben Civiletti decades ago. Civiletti sought to turn “norms that would ensure the departments’ adherence to the rule of…


Biden Nominates Merrick Garland as Attorney General

President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday announced his nomination of Merrick Garland as attorney general. Biden’s team described Garland, 68, as a Department of Justice (DOJ) veteran and an independent jurist. Biden also announced Lisa Monaco as nominee for deputy attorney general, Vanita Gupta as nominee for associate attorney general, and Kristen Clarke as nominee for…