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Secretary of the Treasury Yellen, Attorney General Garland and Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Fudge Sent Letter to Governors, Mayors and State Courts Urging Use of Emergency Rental Assistance Over Eviction » WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Merrick B. Garland, and Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Marcia L. Fudge sent a letter to state and local government leaders addressing the eviction moratorium. The full text of the letter is available here and below. Governors, Mayors, County Executives, and Chief Justices/State Court Administrators: We are writing to request your urgent help preventing unnecessary evictions during the pandemic. Our bottom line is this: No one should be evicted before they have the chance to apply for rental assistance, and no eviction should move forward until that application has been processed.  Though over 172 million Americans are now fully vaccinated, and COVID-19 deaths are down over 80 percent compared to January of this year, significant work remains to defeat the virus and rebuild our economy. The spread of the Delta variant has led to a rise in cases, many Americans Home.treasury.gov

Attorney General Garland names special counsel in Trump Mar-a-Lago and Jan. 6 probes » Attorney General Merrick Garland has named a special counsel to oversee the DOJ's criminal investigation into the Mar-a-Lago probe, according to a senior DOJ official. Abcnews.go.com

Merrick Garland | Biography, Education, & Attorney General » Merrick Garland, American lawyer, judge, and government official who served as U.S. attorney general (2021– ) in the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden. Garland previously was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1997–2021; chief judge, 2013–20). Britannica.com

AG Merrick Garland Honors Law Enforcement | Office of Justice Programs » May 23, 2023… Garland, Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General Amy L. Solomon, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs Ojp.gov

Attorney General Merrick Garland makes unannounced trip to Ukraine | CNN Politics » Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Friday, according to a Justice Department official, his second trip to the country after Russia invaded a little more than a year ago. Cnn.com

H.Res.410 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Impeaching Merrick Brian Garland, Attorney General of the United States, for facilitating the weaponization and politicization of the United States justice system against the American people. » Summary of H.Res.410 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Impeaching Merrick Brian Garland, Attorney General of the United States, for facilitating the weaponization and politicization of the United States justice system against the American people. Congress.gov

Attorney General Merrick Garland names special counsel in Justice Dept.'s Trump probes » Garland named John L. Smith, a former federal prosecutor with experience at the Hague, as special counsel. Smith will focus on Trump’s handling of classified documents and Jan. 6. Nbcnews.com

Office of the Attorney General » Meet the Attorney General · Speech. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on the Justice Department's Report on its Critical Incident Review of … Justice.gov