Lawmakers are expected to ask AG Garland about the special counsel inquiries into classified documents, the origin of Covid and school boards.
Kevin Lamarque / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileAttorney General Merrick Garland's appearance Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee could grow heated as lawmakers are expected to quiz him on the special counsel inquiries into classified documents, the origin of Covid and school boards.
Garland will speak to the DOJ’s accomplishments under his tenure to uphold the rule of law, keep the country safe and protect civil rights, the spokesperson said. These include combatting the rise of violent crime and hate crimes, working with Ukrainian partners in defense of democracy, and protecting reproductive freedom.
“Every day, Department employees counter complex threats to our national security,” the excerpt continues. “They fiercely protect the civil rights of our citizens. They pursue accountability for environmental harms. They prosecute crimes that victimize workers, consumers, and taxpayers. They defend our country’s democratic institutions.
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