Merrick Garland: “It's just, I think, important to--for me to explain the role of the Justice Department, which is not to make judgments…”

The Justice Department follows the facts and the law.

The purpose of the new rule is to implement the definitional change brought by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

The obligation of the Justice Department is to protect the American people against violence and threats of violence and that particularly includes public officials.

The President has no impairment.