Judge Merrick Garland will face questions from both sides of the aisle about how he would manage the Department of Justice when he sits down for his Senate confirmation hearing on Monday at 9:30 am ET.
President Biden appointed Garland, who serves on the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to be his attorney general on January 7. The hearing is scheduled to begin Tuesday at 10 am Eastern time.
Garland must face questions about how he will oversee the ongoing lawsuits of protesters who broke into the Capitol on January 6. Republicans must also pressure him on how he will handle the John Durham Special Council investigation into Russia’s investigation into Hunter Biden’s tax affairs and the New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s nursing home scandal.
QUICK FACTS
- Judge Merrick Garland serves on the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
- Garland’s confirmation hearing on Monday is scheduled to start at 9:30 am Eastern Time.
In a prepared opening statement, Garland said he would focus on civil rights, warning that “we still don’t have equal justice.” He called the riot proceedings “critical work”.
READ GARLAND’S OPENING STATEMENT HERE
“Communities of color and other minorities still face discrimination in housing, education, employment and the criminal justice system; and bear the brunt of the damage caused by the pandemic, pollution and climate change, ”he is prepared to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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