.SenTedCruz got into a heated exchange with Attorney General Merrick Garland as the Texas senator accused the Justice Department chief of failing to protect conservative Supreme Court justices after they voted to overturn Roe v. Wade last summer.
Cruz accused Garland of “sitting on [his] hands” while protesters gathered at the homes of Supreme Court justices who voted in favor of overturning Roe, which ended nationwide access to abortion and returned the question of the procedure’s legality back to the states. The Texas senator specifically pointed to the pro-abortion group Ruth Sent Us, which leaked the home addresses of the justices online.
Garland defended his department’s actions, noting the DOJ sent more than 70 U.S. Marshals to the homes of justices in order to increase security.“The Marshals on scene make that determination in light of the priority of —” Garland responded, before being cut off by Cruz.
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