Merrick Garland says Justice Department will not be a “political weapon”

Attorney General Merrick Garland denounced what he referred to as "an escalation of attacks" towards the Justice Department throughout a Thursday speech that received fiery and emotional at factors. Garland’s feedback come amid an increase in threats towards not solely Justice Department workers but additionally different regulation enforcement officers and members of Congress. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has extra.

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