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.

The Florida-based judge did not immediately rule on whether the Justice Department can move forward with its plan to show the report to a handful of lawmakers.

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

Democrats urged the attorney general to release the remainder of the special counsel's report even if it means dismissing charges against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.

Every day that gets closer to Donald Trump’s inauguration it becomes apparent that Democrats are on a 24/7 trolling mission. As Biden administration employees prepare to […]

Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress he plans to make special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the cases against Donald Trump available to committee leaders and, ultimately, the public ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland's address follows the Senate confirmation hearings of his potential replacement, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.

A group of congresspeople suggested Garland could drop the charges against Trump's co-defendants if they stand in the way of releasing Smith's final report on the classified documents case

Within days of becoming attorney general, he assembled his deputies and told them to turn over every Trump rock. Blame a lumbering system—and an electorate that didn’t care.

During hearings on Merrick Garland's nomination to be President Joe Biden's attorney general, the longtime federal appeals court judge told senators in 2021 that he hoped to “turn down the volume” on public discourse about the Justice Department and return to the days when the agency was not the “center of partisan disagreement.

As the Biden administration wraps up, Attorney General Merrick Garland gave his farewell speech to the Justice Department. Former Director of the DOJ Office of Public Affairs Anthony Coley discusses Garland’s legacy and why he doesn’t trust Trump AG pick Pam Bondi to do the job impartially.