The fast-moving legal battle over the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report played out days before Trump's second-term inauguration.
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to release the January 6-related volume of its final report of special counsel Jack Smith before Donald Trump takes office.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, preparing to step down from his post, will urge career civil servants at the Justice Department on Thursday not to let unfair criticism prevent them from doing what is right for the country.
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department and urged its ongoing independence.
Special counsel Jack Smith has been working on a final report to be completed before Trump's inauguration, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.
Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland's uprightness rescued the Department of Justice from Donald Trump's grip. But then he handed it over again.
Attorney General Merrick ... D-Md., Garland wrote that he had reviewed both volumes of Smith's report. "As I have made clear regarding every Special Counsel who has serve since I took office ...
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that Attorney General Merrick ... of special counsel Jack Smith before Donald Trump takes office. However, Garland does not plan ...