Attorney General Merrick Garland urged lawmakers to confirm chief prosecutor nominees and give law enforcement additional resources as Republicans warn about rising violent crime.
The Justice Department’s top official avoided assigning political blame for stalled U.S. attorney picks and underfunded law enforcement offices while speaking before a Senate panel Tuesday as he emphasized the role U.S. attorneys play in combating crime.
“Any time we’re not getting confirmed law enforcement officers, it does have a negative effect on our ability to fight violent crime, cyber crime, all of the responsibilities that the United States attorneys and the marshals have,” Garland told ...
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