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Merrick Garland

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Merrick Brian Garland is an American attorney and jurist currently serving as the 86th Attorney General of the United States, a position he has held since March 11, 2021. Prior to his appointment as Attorney General, Garland served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2013 to 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has been involved in significant legal and judicial matters throughout his career.

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Apr 4, 2022

Today marks our task forces` first seizure of an asset belonging to a sanctioned individual with close ties to the Russian regime. It will not be last. Together with our international partners, we will do everything possible to hold…

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Apr 3, 2022

Look, the only pressure I feel and the only pressure that our line prosecutors feel is to do the right thing. That means we follow the facts and the law wherever they may lead.

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Apr 1, 2022

We follow the facts and the law wherever they lead. And that`s all I can say about the investigation. It`s our long-standing norm to not comment on ongoing investigations. The best way to undermine an investigation is to say things out of…

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Mar 31, 2022

The only pressure I feel and the only pressure that our line prosecutors feel is to do the right thing. That means we follow the facts and the law wherever they may lead.

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Mar 31, 2022

The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under law, whether they were present that they or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. We will…

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Mar 30, 2022

In circumstances like those of January 6th, a full accounting does not suddenly materialize. To ensure that all those criminally responsible are held accountable, we must collect the evidence. We follow the physical evidence. We follow the…

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Mar 30, 2022

This may be more of a fact finding mission, as Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice widens its probe.

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Mar 27, 2022

The American people didn`t pay their salaries to do that.

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Mar 2, 2022

We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to investigate, arrest, and prosecute those whose criminal acts enable the Russian government to continue this unjust war.

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Feb 22, 2022

I cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to have her son run down and then gunned down while taking a jog on a public street. My heart goes out to her and to the family. That’s really all I can say about this.

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Feb 21, 2022

Although we welcome the jury`s verdict, the only acceptable outcome in this matter would have been Mr. Arbery returning safely to his loved ones two years ago. Ahmaud Arbery should be alive today.

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Feb 21, 2022

The Justice Department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. I cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to have her son run down and then gunned down while taking a jog on a public street.

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Feb 14, 2022

The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under law, whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. We will follow…

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Feb 3, 2022

the Justice Department is taking action to crack down on ghost guns and to hold those who illegally sell firearms to criminals accountable.

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Jan 21, 2022

a threat to any election official, worker or volunteer is a threat to democracy.

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Jan 20, 2022

Congress needed to act to give the Justice Department the power it needed to go to court to fight some of these voter suppression measures.

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Jan 16, 2022

The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under law, whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy.

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Jan 13, 2022

The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under law.

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Jan 12, 2022

The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last. The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law, whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally…

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Jan 10, 2022

pressuring elections officials to interfere with the lawful administration of an election pressuring, election officials to change election results, that, of course, is a crime.

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Jan 10, 2022

no one being above the law and federal prosecutors following the evidence wherever it leads

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Jan 5, 2022

In the first months of the investigation, approximately 145 defendants pled guilty to misdemeanors, mostly defendants who did not cause injury or damage.

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Jan 5, 2022

Those who assaulted officers or damaged the Capitol faced greater charges.

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Jan 5, 2022

Merrick Garland said very clearly, it despite the fact that we`ve seen startling polling that many Americans, not the majority, but still many believe that violence is an answer to political conflict. Attorney General Garland said that is…

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