Rebecca Shabad is a politics reporter for NBC News based in Washington.
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to denounce 'dangerous' and 'outrageous' attacks on Justice Department prosecutors and personnel Thursday and will seek to reassure them that he has their backs. In a speech to his employees scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
You deserve recognition for the integrity and skill with which you do that work.' 'You also have my promise, that nothing will ever stop me from defending this Department, and the extraordinary people who work here,' Garland will say. Since leaving office in 2021, former President Donald Trump has continually lashed out at the Department of Justice over its investigations into him as well as the indictments.
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