Merrick Garland actually said...

You should expect to see lower sentences early on. The sentences will ratchet up as we tackle the more serious cases.

We build investigations by laying a foundation. We resolve more straightforward cases first, because they provide the evidentiary foundation...

As of today, we have arrested and charged more than 725 defendants in nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia for their roles in t...

The Justice Department began its work on what has become one of the largest, most complex and most resource-intensive investigations in our ...