Merrick Garland

We intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding January 6 for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another accountable.

no one is above the law.

The Justice Department has from the beginning, been moving urgently to learn everything we can about this period and to bring to justice everybody who is criminally responsible for interfering with the peaceful transfer of power from one…

we're going to prosecute whoever's responsible.

We have been moving urgently since the very beginning.

the Justice Department would bring justice to everybody who was criminally responsible for interfering with the peaceful transfer of power.

he did not talk about the investigation being limited to what happened on January 6. He deliberately described the investigation as the illegal transfer of power.

I follow the evidence where it leads.

Say again, that we will hold accountable anyone who was criminally responsible for attempting to interfere with the transfer legitimate lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next.

The only pressure that I or the prosecutors or the agents feel is the pressure to do the right thing.

We may have some information they don't have, and they may have some information we don't have and we're hoping to hoover all of that up.

I say again, that we will hold accountable anyone who was criminally responsible for attempting to interfere with the transfer -- legitimate lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next.

The reason there is this speculation and uncertainty is that some fundamental tenet of what we do as prosecutors and investigators, is to do it outside of the public eye.

We pursue justice without fear or favor. We intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding January 6th, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to…

Look, we pursue justice without fear or favor. We intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding January 6, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration…

I`ll say again that we will hold accountable anyone who is criminally responsible for attempting to interfere with the transfer -- legitimate, lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next.

The Justice Department has been doing the most wide-ranging investigation in its history. And the committee is doing an enormously wide-ranging investigation as well.

We will hold accountable anyone who was criminally responsible or attempting to interfere with the transfer -- legitimate lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next.

There is no more significant investigation than this one. And it is -- there is no more investigation important to get it right.

No person is above the law in this country. Nothing stops us... Even a former president?

No person is above the law in this country. I can't say it any more clearer than that. There is nothing in the principles of prosecution, in any other factors which prevent us from investigating anyone -- anyone who is criminally…

There is a lot of special speculation around with the Justice Department is doing, what it is not, doing whatever feelings are, what our feelings aren`t, and it will continue to be that speculation. That is because a central tenant of the…

We have to hold comfortable, every person who is criminally responsible for trying to overturn a legitimate election.

This is the most wide-ranging investigation and most important investigation that the Justice Department has ever entered.

No person is above the law in this country. I can`t say any more clearly than that. There is nothing in the principles of prosecution in any other factors which prevent us from investigating anyone, anyone who`s criminally responsible for…