US President-elect, Joe Biden, will on Thursday lay out his picks to lead the US Department of Justice, including federal appeals court Judge, Merrick Garland, to serve as the top law enforcement officer, and vowed to restore faith in the rule of nation’s law.
The incoming Democratic president’s remarks come a day after Washington suffered the gravest assault on the US Capitol in more than 200 years after President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed Congress in a bid to block lawmakers’ certification of Biden’s presidential victory.
In a statement, Biden’s transition team said the nominees reflected his deeply held commitment to reaffirming the Department of Justice as a pillar of independence and integrity, and ensuring that the Attorney General and his senior leadership team are the American people’s lawyers — not the president’s law firm.
