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US attorney-general nominee Merrick Garland vows Capitol riot will be top priority
US President Joe Biden’s attorney-general nominee, Merrick Garland, has vowed that the Justice Department will remain politically independent on his watch.
Key points:
- Merrick Garland said he would supervise the prosecution of “white supremacists” who stormed the Capitol
- He previously helped prosecute Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh
- His nomination has gained public support on both sides of the political aisle
He also said his first priority if confirmed in the job would be investigating the insurrection at the US Capitol.
Judge Garland, a federal appeals court judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee and is widely expected to sail through his…
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