AG Merrick Garland defends Jan. 6 prosecutions, faces fire over school board memo – Washington Times
Attorney General Merrick Garland told the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that federal prosecutors are doing exactly what they are expected to do in investigating the Jan. 6 pro-Trump attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Justice Department has undertaken an extraordinary effort to ensure that the perpetrators of criminal acts on Jan. 6 are held accountable, Mr. Garland said in his opening statement.
The attorney general quickly came under fire at the hearing from Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, who blasted him for a controversial Oct. 4 memo announcing that the FBI would investigate threats or intimidation by parents against school board members who object to actions such as the use of critical race theory in schools.