Merrick Garland

Attorney General Merrick Garland says “no one” has told him to indict Trump

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Attorney General Merrick Garland says “no one” has told him to indict Trump

Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress Wednesday that “no one” has told him to indict former President Donald Trump, after Trump claimed in an interview that President Biden told Garland to indict him.  Garland, testifying before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee for the first time since special counsel Jack Smith indicted Trump in two cases … Read more

Garland appoints David Weiss as special counsel to oversee Hunter Biden probe

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Garland appoints David Weiss as special counsel to oversee Hunter Biden probe

Washington — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that David Weiss, the U.S. attorney overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden, has been appointed special counsel, giving him expanded powers to continue the probe. A career federal prosecutor, Weiss was appointed by President Donald Trump to become the U.S. attorney in Delaware in 2018 and began … Read more