Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years under former President Donald Trump.

With Donald Trump returning to the White House, Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department and urged its ongoing independence.

Republicans roasted Attorney General Merrick Garland on social media after a video of him doing a victory lap while leaving the Department of Justice became viral. In the video, which was posted on Friday via X, a celebratory Garland walked and thanked cheering department staffers while the outgoing AG exited out of the building.

The Justice Department said Garland plans to release Jack Smith's report on Trump's 2020 election interference efforts.

In a farewell speech to Justice Department staffers, outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appeared to rebuke attacks from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies who have "wrongly criticized" the department as politically motivated.

Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to release Jack Smith's report on Trump's alleged election interference, but the timing remains uncertain.

The letter signed by 10 senators who sit on the upper chamber's Judiciary Committee comes a week ahead of Trump taking office.

House Republicans are decrying Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to publish special counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump, calling it a “cheap political stunt ...

Donald Trump and two of his allies are making a ... Trump’s lawyers wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday, urging him not to release Smith’s report — a two-volume document ...

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress late Wednesday he would release special counsel Jack Smith's report on the investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged ...

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