Biden nominates chief justice Merrick Garland as attorney-general
Biden moves closer to filling the remaining posts in his administration before assuming power on January 20
07 January 2021 - 15:53
Washington — President-elect Joe Biden formally named Merrick Garland, a federal judge who never got a hearing on his nomination to the US supreme court, to be attorney-general as he builds his law enforcement team.
The nomination of Garland, who is chief justice of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, will particularly resonate with Democrats who remember that Senate Republicans prevented him from ascending to the high court in 2016...
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