Merrick Garland

A bipartisan group of 50 senators and House members are requesting Attorney General Merrick Garland to provide information on illegal marijuana cultivation operations in the United States that are tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The lawmakers, led by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), Sen. Joni Ernst […]

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announces the results of a review into the law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Families of the shooting victims react to the Justice Department’s report.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland meets with law enforcement to address violent crime at 11:15 a.m. ET on Jan. 5.

At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 20, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland over a school board memo that the latter issued in October 2021. Mr. Kiley accused Mr. Garland of using the memo to “mobilize federal law enforcement powers against American parents.” He cited FBI director Christopher A. Wray’s […]

At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 20, Attorney General Merrick Garland told Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) that he couldn’t remember whether he had personal contact with anyone at FBI headquarters about special counsel David Weiss’s investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.

At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 20, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland on tax charges against President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. She also asked Mr. Garland why he “repeated over and over and over again” that special counsel David Weiss—who charged Hunter Biden—was appointed by former President Donald […]

During intense questioning at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 20, Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland over President Joe Biden’s push to get Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin fired when Mr. Biden was vice president. Mr. Shokin had been investigating the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, where the president’s son, Hunter […]

At Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) criticized Republicans and praised Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Sept. 20. House Republicans grilled him for allegedly “weaponizing” the Justice Department’s work in favor of Hunter Biden. And in another House hearing centered on the border crisis, lawmakers discussed the financial impact of illegal immigration. Congressman August Pfluger of Texas said the influx […]

At Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) had a heated exchange with Attorney General Merrick Garland over President Joe Biden’s family business dealings. The hearing became chaotic at the end of Mr. Gaetz’s questioning.

At Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing to “examine how the Justice Department has become politicized and weaponized under the leadership of Attorney General Merrick Garland,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) confronted Mr. Garland on the Department of Justice’s investigation into the Biden family and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma.

At Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) confronted Attorney General Merrick Garland, and declared that the Department of Justice “has become an enforcement arm of the Democratic National Committee.” During questioning on the issue of a DOJ memo that described traditional Catholics as “violent extremists,” Mr. Garland became emotional, and […]

Attorney General Merrick Garland says he doesn’t remember if he discussed Hunter Biden’s case with the FBI. During his Sept. 20 testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, Mr. Garland was grilled on allegations that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had used its power to protect Mr. Biden and the first family from an IRS tax […]

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies at the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Sept. 20 to “examine how the Justice Department has become politicized and weaponized under the leadership of Attorney General Merrick Garland.”

When Attorney General Merrick Garland appears before an oversight hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, the big question will be whether he will be forthcoming in responding to questions, or cite “continuing investigations” to justify providing minimal or no information. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the judiciary panel’s chairman, expects, according to a spokesman, […]

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland makes a statement at 12:15 p.m. ET on Aug. 11.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) signaled Sunday that Republicans could soon move to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland after two Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers came forward. In an appearance on Fox’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Mr. Jordan was asked by host Maria Bartiromo about recent public disclosures made by IRS agents Gary Shapley and […]