Merrick Garland confirmed as attorney general, turning page on Trump era
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5F61H)
A boost for Joe Biden's drive against racial discrimination in the criminal justice system
Merrick Garland has been confirmed as America's top law enforcement officer, a boost for Joe Biden's drive against racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.
Garland's rise to attorney general, approved 70-30 by the US Senate in a strongly bipartisan vote, turns the page on former president Donald Trump's harsh law and order" rhetoric and efforts to bend the justice department to his will.
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