'That conspiracy theory is an attack on the judicial process itself,' Garland said.
Garland is speaking before the House Judiciary committee on Tuesday.LIVE: Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before House Judiciary Committee
"Certain members of this Committee and the Oversight Committee are seeking contempt as a means of obtaining -- for no legitimate purpose -- sensitive law enforcement information that could harm the integrity of future investigations," Garland said in his opening statements. "This effort is only the most recent in a long line of attacks on the Justice Department's work."
In late May, Garland called Trump's accusation, which came after documents were unsealed by the special counsel investigating the ongoing federal probe into those missing documents, "false and extremely dangerous."
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