Garland also spoke about his office’s role in monitoring compliance with voting rights laws in Pawtucket last month: “There are many things up for debate in the United States. One of them is not the right to vote.

In his first official visit to Rhode Island, Attorney General Merrick Garland met with state, local and federal law enforcement leaders from the region. Among those who attended the meeting with Garland at the Rhode Island U.

Wednesday. His office said he is going to meet the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island, U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha, and federal, state, and local law enforcement leaders. Before,

Evidence against would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh included cellphone data and a handwritten note describing his intention to try to kill the former president.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland talked on Wednesday about efforts to safeguard the 2024 election when he visited with local law enforcement leaders, spotlighting recent election monitoring by federal observers in Pawtucket.