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Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland Senate confirmation hearing | USA TODAY

Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland Senate confirmation hearing | USA TODAY

President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Justice Department, former U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to begin his confirmation hearings Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In his prepared opening statement, Garland vows to “protect the independence of the department from partisan influence” after four years in which critics assailed President Donald Trump for regularly venting his …

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