Merrick Garland says farewell to the Justice Department with praise, encouragement and an urgent warning for staffers
After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General Merrick Garland is leaving the Justice Department the same way he came in: trying to defend it against political attacks.
Outgoing AG Merrick Garland roasted after video of him leaving DOJ goes viral
Republicans roasted Attorney General Merrick Garland on social media after a video of him doing a victory lap while leaving the Department of Justice became viral. In the clip, which was posted on Friday via X, a celebratory Garland walked and thanked cheering department staffers while the outgoing AG exited out of the building.
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Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Attorney General Merrick Garland reacts during a farewell ceremony at the Department of Justice, Thursday ...
Social media gives AG Garland a rough send-off as video of him leaving DOJ goes viral
Social media users tore into U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as video on X, formerly Twitter, showed him leaving the Department of Justice building for the last time on Friday.
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Merrick Garland’s Final Plea for Norms at the Justice Department
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In farewell, Merrick Garland praises Justice Department successes, guiding 'norms'
Attorney General Merrick Garland said "norms" determine the principles upon which the Justice Department operates while bidding farewell to staffers after leading it over the past four years.
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Garland defends tenure, sends message of independence to DOJ workforce remaining in Trump administration
In his farewell address, an emotional Attorney General Merrick Garland sought to encourage an embattled Department of Justice facing uncertainty and to unabashedly defend his tenure and their work. "I know that you have faced unfounded attacks simply for ...
Vance: We Rectified A Wrong, There Was Massise Denial Of Due Process Of Liberty By The Biden Justice Department
Vice President J.D. Vance explained the president's decision to offer a blanket pardon to more than 1,500 people charged over th 6, 2021, Capitol riot, during an interview with CBS's Margaret Brennan,
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Merrick Garland defends record, urges independence at Justice Department
Justice Department Drops Criminal Proceedings Against Trump Co-Defendants in Classified Records Case
The Justice Department has abandoned all criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case against him in Florida, foreclosing the chance the cas
Justice Department drops classified documents case against Trump co-defendants
Attorney General Merrick Garland had agreed not to make the special counsel's findings public while the Justice Department appealed a judge's dismissal of the case.
Justice Department fires employees who worked on Donald Trump prosecutions under Jack Smith
The acting attorney general fired more than a dozen officials who assisted special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions against President Donald Trump.
Merrick Garland praises Jan. 6 work and DOJ independence as Donald Trump return looms
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department and urged its ongoing independence.
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Merrick Garland exits with record under scrutiny, Justice Department bracing for upheaval
Washington – During hearings on Merrick ... on public discourse about the Justice Department and return to the days when the agency was not the “center of partisan disagreement.” It didn’t go as planned. Garland came in with a mission to calm ...