Merrick Garland

That is my mission for the Justice Department since the day I came.

It is part of our overall response that I was describing to Congressman Garcia to the scourge of violent crime.

The answer is yes. I'm not sure which programs, I'd like to have our staffs talk about them, didn't make it in.

Absolutely not. And the President has not done that, and the President has committed not to interfere, not only in that investigation, but any other kind of--

Any time we're not getting confirmed law enforcement officers it does have a negative effect on our ability to fight violent crime, cybercrime.

I'm not going to comment on that, now.

It's just, I think, important to--for me to explain the role of the Justice Department, which is not to make judgments about the public health.

It's not just the war, it's the way in which the war is being prosecuted by the Russian government.

the Justice Department has almost never prosecuted use of marijuana and it's not going to be--it's not--that's not an efficient use of the resources given the opioid and methamphetamine epidemic that we have.

Joint law enforcement operations are the center of our strategy.

The international cooperation has been superb, really superb, and heartwarming for law enforcement officers.

The Hunter Biden investigation... is being run by and supervised by the United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.

That's a fair question, Senator.

They are the tip of spear of our effort to fight violent crime.

I respectfully ask for your support for our budget, as the Justice Department works to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights for all.

As our country's chief law enforcement officer, I am committed to supporting members of law enforcement at all levels of government as they work to protect our country, while also safeguarding civil liberties and ensuring our own…

Over the past 411 days that I have been Attorney General, three co-equal priorities have guided the work of the Justice Department--keeping our country safe, protecting civil rights, and upholding the rule of law.

I'm very grateful for everything that you did, with respect to getting VAWA reauthorized.

There's the enforcement against the drug trafficking organizations and there's the health challenges for those who are addicted.

I think that all intelligence suggests that there will be a large increase in the border, yes--

I appreciate your not asking for a commitment, but of course, any consideration of that issue requires interagency discussion.

The best way for the Federal Government to stop violent crime is to work at each local level.

We want more resources and we're trying to streamline the whole process.

I can't think of anything more important or anything more tragic than what fentanyl is doing to the American people.

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