Merrick Garland, the onetime Supreme Court nominee picked by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as attorney general, pledged Thursday to pursue prosecutions without fear or favor amid mounting pressure for President Donald Trump to face criminal charges when he leaves office. After being formally introduced by Biden as his nominee to lead the Justice Department, Garland cited Wednesday’s deadly Trump-inspired assault on the U.S. Capitol as an example of how “critical” it is to have an independent-minded attorney general at the helm of the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency. “As everyo…
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