The attorney general called the attack on the Capitol “an intolerable assault, not only on the Capitol and the brave law enforcement personnel who sought to protect it, but also on a fundamental element of our democracy: the peaceful transfer of power.”Ĭommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, New York Democrat, told Mr. Garland said the Justice Department “has undertaken an extraordinary effort to ensure that the perpetrators of criminal acts on Jan. ![]() “I’m going to have to rest on that.”ĭemocrats also zeroed in on voting rights, prosecution of hate crimes and investigations into the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. “The Department of Justice has a long-standing policy of not commenting on investigations,” Mr. The attorney general said he would take it “under advisement.” Ken Buck, Colorado Republican, on whether he would appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden‘s high-priced art sales. Garland deflected Democrats’ questions on whether his department would pursue former President Donald Trump for suspected legal violations. “ Garland refused to say that illegals who skipped court hearings should be found & deported and seemed scarily clueless about the fact that Biden’s DHS has barred ICE officers from doing so,” he wrote. Trump White House adviser and immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller tweeted that it was a “stunning exchange.” ![]() ![]() The department oversees immigration judges. Tom McClintock, California Republican, about the Justice Department’s role in enforcing immigration judges’ orders. He seemed to struggle to respond to questioning by Rep. He said FBI agents won’t be attending school board meetings and that his memo was intended to foster cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies.
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