In a rare interview, the attorney general spoke with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley about a range of topics, from helping Ukraine document war crimes to combating drug traffickers distributing fentanyl.
When Attorney General Merrick Garland thinks back to 2016, when it became clear he wouldn't get a Senate hearing that would pave the way to becoming a U.S. Supreme Court justice, he remembers feeling disappointed but was determined to forge ahead."I was, of course, as a human being, very disappointed by not having the chance to have a hearing," the attorney general"But, you know, my favorite poet says, 'You got to shake it off.' And life goes on.
"Justice Department prosecutors are nonpartisan," the attorney general told 60 Minutes."They don't allow partisan considerations to play any role in their determinations." "Part of our obligation to protect the rule of law is to work internationally with our partners," the attorney general explained."And our job with respect to Ukraine is to help people who are on the ground, the prosecutors who are every day risking their lives to collect the evidence of torture of their civilians, of the tax on their hospitals, of bombings of their theaters, of stealing of their children.
The attorney general said part of the challenge in addressing the"scourge" of fentanyl is the low cost of producing it."This is being run by cartels of people who care not one wit for human life [and] see an enormous profit incentive," he said."The cost of making fentanyl is pennies. The ability to sell it on American streets is enormously higher."
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