DOJ Pick Garland Disputes Trump Claims of Widespread Voter Fraud
- Biden’s Justice Department nominee sees ‘isolated instances’
- He sees a major role for department’s civil rights division
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Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, said he’s not aware of evidence of large-scale voter fraud in U.S. elections, while acknowledging limited instances.
“There have been documented, isolated instances of voter fraud,” Garland said in written answers submitted late Sunday to questions from senators considering his nomination. “Fortunately, I have not seen evidence of widespread voter fraud.”