Lawmakers Decry ‘Politicization’ of Justice Department Under Garland

Concern about potential political bias at the Department of Justice (DOJ) was bipartisan on Capitol Hill on March 1 as Attorney General Merrick Garland was set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“Merrick Garland, sadly, has been the most political attorney general we’ve ever had,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told NTD News, sister outlet of The Epoch Times, prior to the hearing.
“He’s used the Department of Justice and the FBI as a weapon to attack his political enemies,” Cruz charged, “and I think it is profoundly harmful to the rule of law and to justice in America.”
Other lawmakers who echoed that sentiment included Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), who both pointed to the DOJ’s targeting of parents who criticize school boards as evidence that the department had been weaponized against those who oppose the administration’s political agenda….}