Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies at House Judiciary

House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Thomas Massie, right, listens to US Attorney General Merrick Garland testify before the committee in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesA Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday on a pending Supreme Court case challenging the Justice Department’s use of a federal obstruction statute to prosecute hundreds of US Capitol rioters.“Is your office preparing to drop charges against more than 340 January 6-ers charged with (the federal corruption law) and release dozens…