Merrick Garland Remarks on Selection as Attorney General

Judge Merrick Garland delivers remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, after President-elect Biden selected him to be the next attorney general of the United States. He also speaks about the breaching of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Trump during the Electoral College vote certification. "As everyone who watched yesterday's events in Washington now understands — if they did not understand before — the rule of law is not just a turn of phrase. It is the very foundation of our democracy," he says. close