Biden Nominates Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General
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On Thursday, Merrick Garland, president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general, pledged to fight violent U.S. extremism. While left-leaning articles highlight that if confirmed by the Senate, Garland would inherit urgent challenges related to policing and civil rights, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden also announced other nominations to the Justice Department.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that if confirmed by the Senate, Garland would inherit urgent challenges related to policing and civil rights, as well as an ongoing criminal tax investigation into Biden’s son Hunter. Garland worked for the Justice Department decades ago, and the agency is now radically different from the one he left.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Garland spoke of the Justice Department’s creation in 1870 during the Reconstruction when the Ku Klux Klan sought to undermine the rights of newly freed slaves. Biden said he chose Garland as attorney general in an effort to “fully restore trust in the rule of law and equal justice under the law.”
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that in addition to Garland, Biden also announced other nominations to the Justice Department. These nominations include Lisa Monaco, a veteran prosecutor nominated to serve as deputy attorney general, and Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general.
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Biden nominates Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, names other key DOJ picks
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