Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland condemns a 'conspiracy theory' pushed by Trump's allies that the department was behind the former president's hush money prosecution.
Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked Tuesday what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.
The Justice Department has argued witnesses might be less likely to cooperate if they know their interviews might become public. Garland told lawmakers he would not “jeopardize the ability of our prosecutors and agents to do their jobs effectively in future investigations.' “I will not be intimidated,” Garland said. 'And the Justice Department will not be intimidated. We will continue to do our jobs free from political influence. And we will not back down from defending our democracy.
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