Merrick Garland Reports Shares in Procter & Gamble, Pfizer
- Attorney general nominee pledges to divest after confirmation
- Garland, a federal judge, also has holdings in General Mills
Merrick Garland speaks after being nominated to be U.S. attorney general by Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware, on Jan. 7.
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President Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general, Merrick Garland, reported holding shares in companies including Procter & Gamble Co. and vaccine manufacturer Pfizer Inc.
Garland, who hasn’t been scheduled for a confirmation hearing, reported that he held between $250,001 and $500,000 in Procter & Gamble shares, as much as $250,000 in cereal maker General Mills Inc. and as much as $50,000 in Pfizer, according to documents provided to the Office of Government Ethics.