At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) leveled fierce criticism at Sarah French Russell, a nominee to be United States district judge for the District of Connecticut, over a controversial letter Ms. Russell allegedly signed in 2020 after the COVID-19 outbreak, which called for the release of prisoners, a moratorium on new admissions into jails, and the release of illegal immigrants in Connecticut. “This letter is actually quite extreme,” Mr. Cruz said.
Sen. Cruz Criticizes Judge Nominee Over ‘Extreme’ Letter at Senate Hearing
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