Merrick Garland vows to target white supremacists as attorney general
by Martin Pengelly in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5EF4K)
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At his Senate hearing on Monday, attorney general nominee Merrick Garland will pledge to prosecute white supremacists and others" who attacked the US Capitol on 6 January, in support of Donald Trump's attempt to overturn his election defeat.
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