Merrick Garland vows to fight discrimination, domestic extremism as attorney general – By Dominick Mastrangelo (The Hill) / Feb 21 2021
Merrick Garland, President Biden‘s pick for attorney general, is vowing to see that the Justice Department root out domestic political extremism and fight discrimination in the criminal justice system if confirmed by the Senate.
“It is a fitting time to reaffirm that the role of the Attorney General is to serve the Rule of Law and to ensure equal justice under the law,” Garland will say as part of his prepared remarks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. “And it is a fitting time to recognize the more than 115,000 career employees of the Department and its law enforcement agencies, and their commitment to serve the cause of justice and protect the safety of our communities.”
The former judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals, whose confirmation hearings before the panel begin this week, has faced intense pressure from progressives to prosecute President Trump and his associates for alleged crimes while committed before and during his time in office.
