Merrick Garland

As of today, we have arrested and charged more than 725 defendants in nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia for their roles in the January 6th attack.

the majority of Americans still support the principle that all people should be treated fairly under the law including Donald Trump, and that the majority will reject political violence and trust the judicial system.

The Justice Department began its work on what has become one of the largest, most complex and most resource-intensive investigations in our history.

It's now up to Congress to help ensure that every eligible voter can cast a vote that counts.

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.

The Justice Department cannot do it alone. The responsibility to bring an end to violence and threats of violence against those who serve the public is one that all Americans share. We are all Americans. We must protect each other. The…

Over 40 years ago, in the wake of the Watergate scandal, the Justice Department concluded that the best way to ensure the department's independence, integrity, and fair application of our laws, and therefore the best way to ensure the…

The protection of the Voting Rights Act have been drastically weakened. There has been a dramatic increase in legislative enactments that make it harder for millions of eligible voters to vote and to elect representatives of their own…

So I was really pleased to hear Attorney General Garland reinforce that they`re going to be focusing on and holding accountable people at any level, whether present at the Capitol or not.

We build investigations by laying a foundation. We resolve more straightforward cases first, because they provide the evidentiary foundation for more complex cases.

You should expect to see lower sentences early on. The sentences will ratchet up as we tackle the more serious cases.

We will defend our Democratic institutions from attack. We will protect those who serve the public from violence and threats of violence. We will protect the cornerstone of our democracy: the right of every eligible citizen to cast a vote…

He said so in his own speech, that they are going to continue.

They're really going to be focused, on criminality, if they do find that that is a potential.

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.

Tomorrow, Attorney General Merrick Garland is due to give a speech about the progress the Justice Department has made in prosecuting crimes that took place at the Capitol on January 6th last year.

The obvious and expressly acknowledged intention of this statutory scheme is to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights.

Please pass new federal voting rights legislation in order to stop this kind of gerrymandering, this kind of election tilting of the playing field to stop it from happening in the future.

Texas has violated Section 2 by creating redistricting plans that deny or abridge the rights of Latino and black voters to vote on account of their race, color or membership in a language minority group.

Today, the Justice Department has filed suit against the state of Texas for violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Today, the Justice Department has filed suit against the state of Texas for violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by creating redistricting plans that deny or abridge the rights of Latino and black voters to vote on account of their…

The obvious and expressly acknowledged intention of this statutory scheme is to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights.

Since my first day in office, I promised Justice Department employees that together we would show the American people by word and deed that the department adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law, and pursues equal justice…

Today`s charges reflect the department`s steadfast commitment to these principles.

I’m going to reinstate the rule of law. And that has what was -- that was what was missing in the Trump administration.