Merrick Garland Vows To Protect DOJ From Being 'Used As A Political Weapon'

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Merrick Garland Vows To Protect DOJ From Being 'Used As A Political Weapon'
2024 ElectionsMerrick GarlandU.S. Justice Department
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In a speech addressed to the workforce of the department, Garland said that “we will not allow this department to be used as a political weapon” or for law enforcement to be “treated as an apparatus of politics.”Garland said he has witnessed DOJ personnel become a target of “dangerous” and “outrageous” attacks during the three and a half years he’s been leading the department.

“The way you do that work makes clear that the public servants of the Department of Justice do not bend to politics,” he said. “And that they will not break under pressure.”, who has claimed without any evidence that his criminal cases are a result of an effort orchestrated by Vice President The former president has faced federal criminal charges over his efforts to undo the 2020 election result. A grand jury reindicted him on four charges linked to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, after the Supreme Court ruled Trump was immune from prosecution for “official acts.”

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