AG Garland expected to clash with House Republicans over claims of DOJ politicization
"We will not be intimidated," he'll tell the House Judiciary Committee. Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday in a high-stakes hearing where Republican lawmakers are expected to lambast him over his department's handling of criminal probes into former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and other high-profile investigations. But according to remarks released by the Justice Department from Garland's opening statement, he plans to take their criticism of his tenure head-on -- arguing their efforts to target career officials is "dangerous" at a time when threats against public servants are on the rise. "We will not be intimidated," Garland is expected to say in his opening statement. "We will do our jobs free from outside interference. And we will not back down from defending our democracy." The appearance will be Garland's first time sitt...