WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 22: Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on February 22, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Garland previously serve At his confirmation hearing in February, Garland sought to assure lawmakers that the Justice Department would remain politically independent on his watch.
He said his first priority would be to combat extremist violence with an initial focus on the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S.