Biden Is Set To Introduce Merrick Garland As His Attorney General Pick

Merrick Garland (center), who’s seen here in 2018, is President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to be U.S. attorney general.

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President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday introduces his choice for U.S. attorney general, Merrick Garland, during an event in Wilmington, Del.

Garland is currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Washington. But he is likely best known as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court who was refused even a hearing by Senate Republicans after President Barack Obama nominated him to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016.

The event is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET. You can watch it live here: