Garland Tells Lawmakers He Missed Leftist Demonstrators’ Attack on Interior Department

Then-Judge Merrick Garland delivers an opening statement as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General on Feb. 22, 2021. Carlos Barria/Reuters

Attorney General Merrick Garland was caught flat-footed during a House Judiciary Committee hearing when Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) held up two large photographs, one showing Jan. 6 demonstrators breaking into the Capitol and the other of demonstrators assaulting the Department of Interior on Oct. 14.

When the Florida congressman asked Garland if the October event was an example of “domestic terrorism,” the attorney general demurred in his response.