Sen. Ted Cruz Questions AG Pam Bondi on Dobbs Leak and Supreme Court Protests
PBS NewsHourOctober 7, 202512 min20,705 views
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- 🎯 Attorney General Pam Bondi is commended for returning the Department of Justice to its core function of enforcing the law and prosecuting criminals.
- ⚡ Under her leadership, arrests of violent criminals have increased by 125%, fentanyl trafficking prosecutions are up 42%, and over 220,000 criminal illegal aliens have been removed.
- 💡 Bondi's efforts have also led to the rescue of 4,000 children from predators and the arrest of 1,300 child predators and 285 human traffickers.
The Dobbs Decision Leak
- 🔍 Senator Cruz highlights the leak of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization draft opinion in May 2022 as a criminal act, specifically theft of government property and unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
- ⚠️ He urges Attorney General Bondi to direct the FBI to investigate and prosecute the leaker, emphasizing that the five-year statute of limitations has not expired.
- ⚖️ The integrity of the court system is threatened by partisan law clerks leaking opinions to politically pressure the court.
Protests Outside Justices' Homes
- 📣 Cruz asserts that the protests outside Supreme Court justices' homes were intended to intimidate the court and influence their decisions, a violation of federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1507).
- 🚫 He criticizes the Biden Department of Justice for failing to prosecute these protesters, suggesting a political motivation due to disagreement with the Dobbs decision.
- 🚨 Bondi commits that such scenes will not happen under her watch and that any violation of the law will face consequences and prosecution.
Attempted Murder of Justice Kavanaugh
- 🎯 A case involving an individual arrested with a kill kit outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home, intending to murder him, is discussed.
- ⚖️ The judge sentenced the attempted murderer to only 8 years, a downward departure from the DOJ's requested 30 years, citing the defendant's transgender identity.
- ⚠️ Bondi confirms the DOJ is appealing the sentence, emphasizing the exceptional work of the prosecutors and the unsuitability of the judge's reasoning and sentence.
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