A.G. Garland Issues Statement on Questions Involving Justice Department Effort in Obtaining Records Related to Members of Congress, Congressional Staff
June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following statement on June 14, 2021, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland:
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"As I stated during my confirmation hearing, political or other improper considerations must play no role in any investigative or prosecutorial decisions. These principles that have long been held as sacrosanct by the DOJ career workforce will be vigorously guarded on my watch, and any failure to live up to them will b . . .
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"As I stated during my confirmation hearing, political or other improper considerations must play no role in any investigative or prosecutorial decisions. These principles that have long been held as sacrosanct by the DOJ career workforce will be vigorously guarded on my watch, and any failure to live up to them will b . . .