Attorney General Merrick Garland has been accused of breaking his pledge to be 'nonpolitical' by sharing a statement blasting election laws in Republican-led Georgia as he honored the anniversary of civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis' death. On Saturday Garland commemorated the late congressman Lewis, whose advocacy led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which increased black voter registration in the U.S. During his Senate confirmation hearing, Garland told Republican Senator Ted Cruz he would keep politics out of the DOJ, Fox News reported. 'I'm telling you what I think an attorney general ought to do — which is to look at the facts before making a decision,' Garland told the Texas senator. Because the Georgia law has great overlap with other states like Delaware.

Source: Daily Mail July 17, 2021 21:00 UTC