Garland Rebuffs a Potential Broad Look at Trump-Era Justice Dept.

Garland Says Watchdog Is Best Positioned to Review Trump-Era Justice Dept., Not Him
The attorney general said that various inspector general inquiries would help uncover any wrongdoing and that he wanted to avoid politicizing the work of career officials.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland earlier this month. Answering questions from reporters at the Justice Department on Tuesday, Mr. Garland said that reviewing the previous administration’s actions was “a complicated question.”Credit...Pool photo by Tom Brenner
June 22, 2021
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland backed away on Tuesday from doing a broad review of Justice Department politicization during the Trump administration, noting that the department’s independent inspector general was already investigating related issues, including aggressive leak hunts and attempts to overturn the election.

Related Keywords

California ,United States ,Washington ,Merrickb Garland ,Michaele Horowitz ,Adamb Schiff ,Byungj Pak , ,House Intelligence Committee ,Justice Department ,Justice Department On ,Attorney General Merrick ,President Donald ,House Democrats ,Representative Adam ,House Intelligence ,கலிஃபோர்னியா ,ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் ,வாஷிங்டன் ,மைக்கேல் ஹொரோவிட்ஸ் , ஸ்கிஃப் ,வீடு உளவுத்துறை குழு ,நீதி துறை ,நீதி துறை ஆன் ,வழக்கறிஞர் ஜநரல் மெரிக் ,ப்ரெஸிடெஂட் டொனால்ட் ,வீடு ஜனநாயகவாதிகள் ,பிரதிநிதி பண்படாமனித இயல்பு ,வீடு உளவுத்துறை ,