Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday urged prosecutors to protect the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) “mission,” in his first remarks since President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection for attorney general under his incoming administration.
Speaking at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Garland was giving a farewell speech to officials at the office as the nation’s top federal prosecutor.
“I may be coming to the end of my tenure at the Justice Department, but I know that all of you will continue in the department’s mission—what has always been its mission—to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights,” Garland said….