Attorney General Garland faced some tough moments from the Senate Committee. Check out these must-see clips!
AG Garland In the Hot Seat
Senate lawmakers grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland during an hourslong testimony that covered a range of topics, from the Justice Department’s handling of the rise of fentanyl-related deaths to protests that followed the Supreme Courts overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Check out seven videos from the tough and most important moments, below.
1: Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT, presses Garland on pro-abortion attacks on pregnancy resource centers
Garland was asked by Lee to clarify the “disparity” between the numerous pro-life Americans prosecuted by DOJ under his leadership and the limited number of pro-abortion extremists who have faced comparable prosecution.
2: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, confronts Garland over unprosecuted violence against pro-life centers and Supreme Court justices
During the weeks leading up to the repeal of Roe v. Wade, Cruz questioned Garland about the numerous threats made by abortion radicals against pro-life Supreme Court justices and their families that have gone unprosecuted.
‘You spent 20 years as a judge, and you’re perfectly content with justices being afraid for their children’s lives,’ Cruz said.
3: Cruz confronts Garland over the arrest and prosecution of Catholic pro-life advocate Mark Houck
During the weeks leading up to the repeal of Roe v. Wade, Cruz questioned Garland about the numerous threats made by abortion radicals against pro-life Supreme Court justices and their families that have gone unprosecuted.
Cruz accused Garland of being “perfectly content” with the idea of justices fearing for the safety of their children despite his 20 years of experience as a judge.
“Do you want to apologize to Mrs. Houck and her seven children for being terrorized?” Cruz asked Garland.
4: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, details the Houck arrest
“Why did the Justice Department do this?” Hawley asked of the Houck arrest.
“Why did you send 20-to-30 SWAT-style agents and a SWAT-style team to this guy’s house when everybody else had declined to prosecute and he had offered to turn himself in?”
Hawley added that the children were “screaming” and “feared for their lives,” according to Mrs. Houck. Garland again disagreed with the Houck family’s description of the FBI arrest.
5: Hawley asks Garland about anti-Catholic bias in federal law enforcement
During the weeks leading up to the repeal of Roe v. Wade, Cruz questioned Garland about the numerous threats made by abortion radicals against pro-life Supreme Court justices and their families that have gone unprosecuted. Cruz accused Garland of being “perfectly content” with the idea of justices fearing for the safety of their children despite his 20 years of experience as a judge.
“How many informants do you have in Catholic churches across America?” Hawley asked.
6: Sen. John Kennedy, R-LA asks about targeting parents
Kennedy raised the issue of a contentious memo authored by Garland, in which he authorized the FBI to investigate threats made by parents who spoke out against COVID policies and certain curricula related to sex, gender, and race.
“Didn’t you understand the chilling effect that it would have,” Kennedy asked, “when you directed your criminal and counterterrorism divisions to investigate parents who were angry at school boards and administrators during COVID?”
7: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-TN, questions why so few prosecutions against “Jane’s Revenge” terrorists
Blackburn inquired about the reason behind Garland’s decision not to prosecute members of Jane’s Revenge, a pro-abortion terrorist group that has carried out severe acts of violence against pro-life organizations and churches ever since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Garland said he intends to “if we can find them.”
“Oh, so you can’t find them,” Blackburn said.
Garland replied that he would appreciate it if Blackburn would give him any information she might have gathered on the terrorist group.
“That’s your job,” Blackburn said.
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