Biden announces DOJ nominees; nominates Merrick Garland as Attorney General

President-elect Joe Biden has announced his nominees for the Department of Justice on Thursday. He has nominated Merrick Garland – the jurist once nominated for the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama whose appointment the Republicans prevented by bending the Constitution – as his pick for attorney general.

Biden also nominated:

Obama administration homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general
Former Justice Department civil rights chief Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general
Kristen Clarke as assistant attorney general for civil rights
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Labor Secretary

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