[Applause] today attorney general merri Garland defending the Department of Justice the public servants of the Department of Justice do not Bend to politics Garland says the doj will not allow the US to become a country where law enforcement is treated as an apparatus of politics it comes after former president Trump accused the department of being weaponized against him during the debate on ABC it's called weaponization never happened in this country they weaponized the justice department Garland speaking directly to doj employees you deserve better you deserve gratitude both Trump and vice president Kamala Harris claiming Victory after Tuesday's debate you know when you win you don't really necessarily have to do it a second time so we'll see today Trump and Harris back on the campaign trail with rallies in Battleground States Trump in Arizona Harris in North Carolina the Harris campaign says the vice president is now entering a more aggressive phase on the campaign Trail are you ready to get back on the campaign and Harris giving a thumbs up Trump continues to face backlash for pushing baseless claims during the debate including one about immigrants in Springfield Ohio eating people's pets the city manager there says that did not happen Republican Governor Mike dwine on CBS today this is something that uh came up on the Internet the internet can be quite crazy sometimes uh and look the mayor mayor Rue uh of Springfield says no there's no truth in that they have no evidence of that at all after Taylor Swift endorsed Harris online and posted a link to vote.gov the website saw an influx of visitors more than 400,000 views in less than 24 hours it typically has about 30,000 views a day Perry russom ABC News Washington