Joe Biden to tap Merrick Garland for US attorney general
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Tyler Pager, Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney on politico.com on January 6, 2021.Joe Biden has selected Judge Merrick Garland to serve as his attorney general, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.Biden selected Garland over former senator Doug Jones and former deputy attorney general Sally Yates, choosing to elevate the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals in DC to run the…