The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) in Illinois federal court for dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions over a 12-year period, driving Walgreens (NASDAQ:WBA) shares sharply lower in after-hours trading.

In his farewell address, Attorney General Merrick Garland sought to encourage an embattled DOJ facing uncertainty and to unabashedly defend his tenure and their work.

Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered his farewell address to the Justice Department before President-elect Donald Trump's administration begins. Garland called for discretion in enforcing the law and referenced the Watergate scandal that plagued the Richard Nixon administration.

Attorney General Merrick Garland gave a tearful goodbye while warning of the risks of “grave injustice” for those who abuse the Justice Department’s power. Much of Garland’s parting remarks were a defense of the agency he’s led the last four years while making veiled nods to the anxieties of those with a stake in