Merrick Garland actually said...

"I do think that the court should be as independent as possible."

"are united by our commitment to protecting our country, as our oath says, from all enemies, foreign and domestic, and by our commitment to enforcing our country's laws and to ensuring the civil rights..."

"Sometimes we have crises that arise because the wrong people are responding."

"We have to distinguish between reporters doing their jobs and reporters committing crimes unrelated to the leaking."