Merrick Garland Responds to Trump Trial Claims in House Hearing

Attorney General Merrick Garland said claims that the Justice Department is involved in the case against President Trump are false.

(Left) Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, on Oct. 24, 2022. (Right) Former President Donald Trump at an event at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 15, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday responded to claims that the Department of Justice (DOJ) worked with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office to target former President Donald Trump.

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, Mr. Garland said that claims that the DOJ is involved in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against President Trump, which resulted in a conviction last week, is a “conspiracy theory.”