Attorney General Garland speaks in a tense House hearing

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland faced lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in a House hearing where Republicans, who say he is in contempt of Congress, grilled him over claims that the Justice Department is targeting former President Donald Trump. Garland rejected the charges, calling them "dangerous."

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill, weeks after the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a contempt of Congress charge against him. Garland pushed back against attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: "I will not be intimidated." CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga breaks down the contentious hearing.