Garland to face first grilling before new Congress
by Mychael Schnell - 02/27/23 5:00 AM ETAttorney General Merrick Garland is scheduled to appear on Capitol Hill this week for the first time in the 118th Congress, testifying before a Senate panel as the Justice Department continues its investigations into the current and former presidents.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has released little information regarding the hearing, which is titled “Oversight of the Department of Justice” and is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. The presentation, however, will likely include questions about the probes zeroing in on President Biden and former President Trump.
The Judiciary Committee this week is also scheduled to vote on the nomination of Charnelle Bjelkengren to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington after the vote was held over earlier this month. Bjelkengren drew criticism when she flubbed basic questions about the Constitution during her confirmation hearing.
On Monday, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) is slated to deliver Washington’s Farewell Address on the Senate floor, continuing the decades-old tradition to recognize the first U.S. president’s birthday.
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