Merrick Garland: “I can assure you, I do not regard myself as anything other than the…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2021

I can assure you, I do not regard myself as anything other than the lawyer for the people of the United States. And I am not the president`s lawyer.

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Democratic · District of Columbia

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Merrick Garland emphasizes his role as the attorney general is to serve the public, not the president.

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