WASHINGTON — On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, Merrick B. Garland was busy typing away in his upstairs workplace at residence, finalizing remarks he deliberate to ship the next day when he was to be launched as Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s nominee to be legal professional normal.
The speech was initially a summons to revive the Justice Division “norms” of independence after political meddling through the Trump administration that depleted morale and sapped public confidence. Then, after protesters…
