Leaders of the Biden administration’s Justice Department and FBI, both agencies that have pursued Donald Trump relentlessly for various alleged misdeeds, vowed Sunday that they would aggressively investigate the attempted assassination of the 45th president.
The Justice Department “has no tolerance” for political violence, Attorney General Merrick Garland, who heads the agency, said in his remarks.
At the same event, FBI Director Christopher Wray said, “Rest assured that we will leave no stone unturned.”
Garland said he spent Sunday morning in briefings with Justice Department officials and had briefed President Joe Biden, who appointed him.
“I have directed the FBI, the ATF, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the [Justice] Department’s National Security Division to bring every available resource to bear…
