AG Merrick Garland Defends DOJ and Rebukes Congressional Republicans in House Judiciary Committee Hearing

Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for a routine oversight hearing, but it is expected to be a contentious affair as House Republicans seek to grill him on unproven claims that the Justice Department is protecting President Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Garland, in his prepared remarks, will assert that he is not the president's lawyer or Congress's prosecutor, emphasizing that the Justice Department works for the American people. Republicans are likely to focus on Garland's role in the investigation into Hunter Biden and his initial reluctance to name a special counsel. The theory that President Biden intervened to protect his son is central to the impeachment inquiry initiated by Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The committee is also expected to discuss the multiple indictments of former President Donald Trump.