Garland Says Justice Department Won’t Be Intimidated by ‘Escalation of Attacks’

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland praised his employees during a Sept. 12 press conference while pushing back on attacks they encountered, saying the Department of Justice (DOJ) wouldn’t be intimidated. “Over the past three and a half years, there has been [an] escalation of attacks on the Justice Department’s career lawyers, agents, and other personnel that go far beyond scrutiny, criticism, and legitimate and necessary oversight of our work,” Garland said. “These attacks have come in the form of conspiracy theories, dangerous falsehoods, efforts to bully and intimidate career public servants by repeatedly and publicly singling them out, and threats of actual violence.”...