Biden’s attorney-general pledges to target white supremacists
Merrick Garland has bipartisan support this time after Republicans blocked his nomination to the supreme court by Obama five years ago
21 February 2021 - 21:44
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney-general, is pledging he’ll take the lead in prosecuting white supremacists and others who stormed the US Capitol on January 6.
“If confirmed, I will supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who stormed the Capitol on January 6 — a heinous attack that sought to disrupt a cornerstone of our democracy: the peaceful transfer of power to a newly elected government,” Garland said in an opening statement prepared for his confirmation hearing on Monday before the Senate judiciary committee...
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