President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks as rioters gather at U.S. Capitol | USA TODAY

President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks after receiving economy briefing.

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland to serve as attorney general, the nation's chief law enforcement officer, two sources familiar with the decision told USA TODAY.

Garland's nomination, first reported Wednesday by the Associated Press, will come as Biden seeks to turn the page on a tumultuous period at the Justice Department marred by allegations of politicization under the Trump administration. By choosing Garland, who has spent the last two decades on the federal appeals court and has a reputation for being a moderate, Biden appears to be aiming for a department free from political influence.

In addition to Garland, Biden also is expected to tap Lisa Monaco, former Obama administration Homeland Security adviser, to serve as deputy attorney general; Kristen Clarke, executive director of the National Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, to lead Justice's Civil Rights Division; and Vanita Gupta, a former acting civil rights chief, as associate attorney general, said the sources who were not authorized to comment publicly.

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[jdawg]

Public servants don't make millions yearly, call them what they are cronies.

[cucuydog]

How come they weren’t called rioters when they took over Portland Oregon and Seattle

[peternevitt]

Yet not one pair of Nike's stolen

[americanpaisareturns]

“As you know, madness is like gravity...all it takes is a little push.”

The Joker

[sadaruchi]

This is the guy who wrote the crime bill. Who has a prosecutor for a vice president

[ks]

I'm really not surprised by this at all. The government hasn't been listening to the people they are suppose to be representing. It was only a matter of time.

[Jesus-Christ]

I see zero fires zero people attacking police

[ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow]

Wow; he really spaced out at the end when the teleprompter stopped giving him things to read.

[skycowboyak]

Uh... what did he say?....dozed off there for a minute...

[gavrock]

The British called us insurrectionists and rioters as well. The most important matter whether we want to admit it or not our government needs to change and it doesn't matter whether you are left, right, up or down. This country needs new people running it.

[xdinteractive]

You were not doing the business of THE PEOPLE you were doing the business of the establishment. YOU ARE DONE, WE ARE DONE LETTING YOU TAKE FROM US AND GIVE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

[sonofashepherd]

Imagine if he said this about New York or Portland. Y'all would have lost your minds.

[snapdrag]

🥱🤭 ehem... roiters? Dont you mean 'mostly peaceful protesters'?

[hustledude]

And he walks off AGAIN without taking any questions

[vladgaming]

amazing how quick this was labled a riot.

[dontgetmad]

Meanwhile Joe:
I forgot what I was going to say...😂😂😂

[mrrey]

We are sorry Biden. We are all embarrassed and ashamed, we should have received peaceful protesting training from BLM and antifa before carrying out this act. there was no fires, no looting, and no are very, very sorry and ashamed of the poor example we set.

[AlexMartinez-isnu]

He talks about ABL but he removed the emancipation statue

[buckfiden]

A simple professional audit of the vote would have prevented all this.

[potpfgold]

Since when do we have a office of the president elect