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Merrick Garland: “When my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution, the country took us in and protected us. And I feel an…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
When my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution, the country took us in and protected us. And I feel an obligation to the country to pay back. And this is the highest, best use of my own set of skills to pay back.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

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Garland shares his personal motivation for serving as Attorney General.

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