Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to explain why the Department of Justice has yet to enforce a federal law prohibiting intimidation of Supreme Court Justices.
The ranking member of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on The Constitution, Cruz sent a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., last Thursday, asking him to bring Garland before the committee on Wednesday.
“I am requesting [Garland’s] attendance so he may detail the steps the Department of Justice is taking to protect our Supreme Court Justices in the wake of an unprecedented harassment and intimidation campaign,” the Texas Republican wrote. Read more…
