Garland to oversee DOJ at 'existential moment': Durbin
"The future of the Department is clearly in the hands of the next attorney general. Under Attorney General Sessions and his successor Bill Barr, the Justice Department literally became the arm of the White House, committed to advancing the interests to President Trump, his family and his allies," Senator Durbin said.
Garland faced questions on Monday during his Senate confirmation hearing on a range of issues including the threat posed by right-wing extremists, police and sentencing reforms and an investigation involving Biden's son.
Garland, a federal appellate judge and former prosecutor, is widely expected to win Senate confirmation as the top U.S. law enforcement official.
