Biden, Trump cases pull DOJ toward politics

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday in Washington, as John Lausch, the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, looks on. (MANUEL BALCE CENETA/Associated Press)
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday in Washington, as John Lausch, the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, looks on. (MANUEL BALCE CENETA/Associated Press)

WASHINGTON — In naming a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and former Washington office, Attorney General Merrick Garland descr…