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Merrick Garland: “It is the foremost responsibility of the Department of Justice to defend the Constitution.”

On the recordOctober 20, 2021
It is the foremost responsibility of the Department of Justice to defend the Constitution.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Garland emphasizes the DOJ's duty to uphold the Constitution in response to legal challenges.

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