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Garland dismisses "absurd" criticism that he should have altered Hur report
Attorney General Merrick Garland dismissed suggestions that he should have altered the special counsel's report on President Biden's handling of classified records.
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Robert Legare is a CBS News multiplatform reporter and producer covering the Justice Department, federal courts and investigations. He has covered Justice Department policies and law enforcement initiatives, several special counsel investigations and the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, he worked as an associate producer for the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
Attorney General Merrick Garland dismissed suggestions that he should have altered the special counsel's report on President Biden's handling of classified records.
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