Garland says he is watching January 6 hearings amid pressure to investigate Trump
by Hugo Lowell in Washington DC from US news | The Guardian on (#60ATB)
US attorney general says official guidelines do not prevent him from investigating ex-president
The US attorney general said on Monday that he was watching the House January 6 select committee's hearings, as he faces mounting pressure from congressional Democrats to open a criminal investigation into Donald Trump over his role in the Capitol attack.
Merrick Garland also said at a press conference at the justice department's headquarters in Washington that internal office of legal counsel guidelines did not prevent him from opening an investigation into the former president.
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