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Attorney General Garland keeps poker face as firestorm erupts

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — On his first day as attorney
general, Merrick Garland pledged a return to what he
called the “norms” of the Justice Department and said
he would work to eliminate the perception of political
interference. But in the two years since he took office,
the former federal judge has found himself in the middle
of a political firestorm of historic proportions.
The case against Donald Trump — the first former
president to face federal criminal charges — brought a
crush of protesters to the Miami courthouse last week, as
well as a torrent of social media broadsides from Trump
and an onslaught of criticism from Republicans.
The decision to charge Trump, who is running for
president again, is perhaps the most consequential in
the history of the Justice Department. The ultimate call
on that came from Garland, whose demeanor leans to
the mild. Even the day when prosecutors informed Trump
about the charges was outwardly quiet in the halls of the Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a meeting with all of the U.S. Attorneys to discuss
stately Justice Department headquarters. violent crime reduction strategies at the Department of Justice in Washington, Wednesday, June
14, 2023.
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