{"id":161235,"date":"2021-02-22T12:59:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T17:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=161235"},"modified":"2021-02-22T17:29:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:29:04","slug":"sen-cruz-obama-biden-doj-was-politicized-and-weaponized-against-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-obama-biden-doj-was-politicized-and-weaponized-against-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Cruz: Obama-Biden DOJ was \u2018politicized and weaponized\u2019 against opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-cruz-obama-biden-doj-was-politicized-and-weaponized-against-opponents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=161235&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2375971\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375971\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2375971\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21053670213202-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the confirmation hearing for Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be Attorney General, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Al Drago\/Pool via AP)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Ted Cruz spoke during the confirmation hearing for Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be attorney general, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Al Drago\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:28 PM PT \u2013 Monday, February 22, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) warned the Biden administration against politicizing the Justice Department. Cruz shared his concerns while grilling Joe Biden\u2019s nominee for attorney general, Merrick Garland, at Monday\u2019s Senate panel hearing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During the Obama-Biden administration we saw the Department of Justice politicized and weaponized. I hope we won\u2019t see that repeated if Merrick Garland is confirmed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mOVi9VROS5\">pic.twitter.com\/mOVi9VROS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1363914915162042368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his questioning, the GOP senator accused former Attorney General Eric Holder of weaponizing the DOJ during the Obama-Biden administration. Cruz claimed then-Attorney General Holder improperly used his office to target political opponents, much like the Obama-era IRS.<\/p>\n<p>He said he hopes the new attorney general won\u2019t repeat these actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttorney General Eric Holder was held in contempt of Congress, criminal contempt of Congress, that was a bipartisan vote. 18 Democrats voted to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt,\u201d Cruz explained. \u201cThey did so because he refused to produce documents to Congress for Congress\u2019 investigation of the Fast and Furious scandal, a major scandal that resulted in the death of two federal law enforcement officers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garland said if he\u2019s confirmed, he wants the DOJ to be responsive to requests for information.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/bidens-ag-nominee-wont-commit-to-keeping-durham-as-special-counsel\/\">Biden\u2019s AG Nominee Won\u2019t Commit To Keeping Durham As Special Counsel<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2273975,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21053670213202-655x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Sen. 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