1.Biden searches for attorney general to restore Justice Dept.’s independence, refocus on civil rights（The Washington Post,2020.11.25）. Retrieved from: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-attorney-general/2020/11/24/bbd7da7a-2e97-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html.
2.Biden's possible attorney general pick has moderate track record: progressive critics（Reuters, 2020.11.20）.Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-justice-yates/bidens-possible-attorney-general-pick-has-moderate-track-record-progressive-critics-idUSKBN27Z2DT.
3.Who Might Joe Biden Select To Lead The Justice Department? （NPR News, 2020.11.19）. Retrieved from: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/19/936264465/who-might-joe-biden-select-to-lead-the-justice-department.
4.Attorney General Pick to Signal Biden’s Broader Priorities（The Wall Street Journal, 2020.11.20）. Retrieved from: https://www.wsj.com/articles/attorney-general-pick-to-signal-bidens-broader-priorities-11605882372.
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7.Biden to nominate Merrick Garland as attorney general（CNN Politics,2021.1.6）. Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/merrick-garland-biden-attorney-general/index.html.
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10.Biden Is Said to Pick Merrick Garland as Attorney General（New York Times, 2021.1.6）. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/merrick-garland-attorney-general.html.
11.Biden to tap Merrick Garland for attorney general（Politico,2021.1.6）. Retrieved from: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/biden-to-tap-merrick-garland-for-attorney-general-455410.
12.A Garland for Biden’s Attorney General（The Wall Street Journal, 2021.1.7）. Retrieved from: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-garland-for-bidens-attorney-general-11609976270.
13.Biden making Merrick Garland attorney general isn't the best idea. It also isn't the worst one（NBC News, 2021.1.8）.Retrieved from: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/biden-making-merrick-garland-attorney-general-isn-t-best-idea-ncna1253365.
14.Justice Dept. Open to Pursuing Charges Against Trump in Inciting Riot（The New York Times, 2021.1.7）.Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/politics/justice-department-trump-capitol.html.
15.How likely is it that Trump will face criminal prosecution after leaving office? （Los Angeles Times, 2021.1.9）. Retrieved from: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-01-09/trump-criminal-prosecution-after-leaving-office.
16.One Tough Question For DOJ If Biden Is Elected: Whether To Prosecute Trump（NPR News, 2020.8.13）. Retrievedfrom: https://www.npr.org/2020/08/13/901679755/one-tough-question-for-doj-if-biden-is-elected-whether-to-prosecute-trump.
17.Prosecuting Donald Trump: the question that will roil Biden’s first year（Financial Times, 2020.12.15）. Retrieved from: https://www.ft.com/content/b83d2ae9-4c1f-47c8-8947-90892b8e2117.
18.For Biden’s DOJ, a question looms: should Trump be prosecuted?（Fortune,2020.11.9）. Retrieved from: https://fortune.com/2020/11/09/trump-prosecuted-biden-2020-election/.