Merrick Garland: “I would not have taken this job if I thought that politics would have…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2021

I would not have taken this job if I thought that politics would have any influence over prosecutions and investigations. I`m not the President`s lawyer. I am the United States lawyer.

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Merrick Garland

Democratic · District of Columbia

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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Merrick Garland asserts his independence from political influence in legal matters.

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