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February 22, 2021

Attorney General Nominee Merrick Garland to Face Senate Confirmation Hearing
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Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee for attorney general, is
appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today - nearly five
years after Senate Republicans refused to hold hearings for Garland to
become a justice on the Supreme Court. Garland is expected to tell
lawmakers he will oversee the prosecution of white supremacists
responsible for the January 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. The
first congressional hearings on the insurrection begin this week.


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