Attorney General Merrick Garland assured lawmakers special counsel John Durham has free rein under his watch.

During a hearing on Thursday, Republican Rep. Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin asked Garland if he could “commit to allowing special counsel Durham’s investigation to proceed and obviously free from any political influence,” a question arising from concerns that the Biden administration might clamp down on his criminal inquiry into the origins and conduct of the Russia investigation.

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