U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland told Department of Justice staff in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that the DOJ must commit to reaffirming its "norms" and never become a political weapon.

The allegation that the DOJ is corrupt “constitutes an attack on an institution that is essential to American democracy and essential to the safety of the American people,” Garland said… ...

A new counsellor at the Department of Justice, now pardoned, was alleged to have urged violence toward police officers.

Garland spoke about DOJ “norms” more than a dozen times during his remarks, which he delivered to the department’s workforce during an annual conference of U.S. attorneys in Washington, D.C.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department is not a 'political weapon' after Donald Trump threatened to jail rivals if elected.

Garland spoke about DOJ “norms” more than a dozen times during his remarks, which he delivered to the department’s workforce during an annual conference of U.S. attorneys in Washington, D.C.

In the piece, Garland defended the DOJ against recent threats made by allies of former President Donald Trump to defund the work of special counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting Trump on charges ...

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Republicans frequently criticized Garland for weaponizing the DOJ for political purposes after he launched an investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents ...

Garland urges DOJ independence from White House. Garland also urged the importance of adhering to post-Watergate norms promoting investigative and prosecutorial independence from the White House.

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