On July 21, 2021, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland formally updated the Justice Department’s governing communications between DOJ and the White House.

“The success of the Department of Justice depends upon the trust of the American people,” wrote Attorney General Garland. “That trust must be earned every day. And we can do so only through our adherence to the longstanding Departmental norms of independence from inappropriate influences, the principled exercise of discretion, and the treatment of like cases alike.”

Click here to read the entire memorandum:

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