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Merrick Garland: “This is the most wide-ranging investigation and the most important investigation that the Justice Department has ever…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2022
This is the most wide-ranging investigation and the most important investigation that the Justice Department has ever entered into, and we have done so because this represents this effort to upend a legitimate election transferring power from one administration to another, cuts at the fundamental of American democracy. We have to get this right.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

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Merrick Garland emphasizes the significance of the DOJ's investigation into the January 6 events and the importance of upholding democracy.

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