AG #MerrickGarland used an appearance on Capitol Hill on Tues to forcefully defend the #DOJ against “repeated attacks” from #Republicanlawmakers that have undermined investigations & put federal employees in #harm’s way.
#MerrickGarland’s testimony before the #House#Judiciary Cmte came as #GOP House leaders#threatened to hold him in #contempt in their efforts to gain access to audio recordings from special counsel #RobertHur’s investigation into President Biden’s handling of #classified materials. #Biden last month exerted executive #privilege …after Garland requested he do so over concerns releasing them could #harm future efforts to get ofcls to cooperate w/investigations & sit for taped interviews.
The latest #doxxing attempt fits a pattern of #threats against people who speak out against Trump.
The addresses & phone numbers of fmr Trump lawyer Cohen's family members were posted to a doxxing website after Trump was #convicted of 34 #felony counts in connection w/a scheme to illegally #influence the #2016election.
"Our researchers are regularly scanning for potential #threats & instigations of #PoliticalViolence. …we identified personal details online — #doxxing— for #MichaelCohen, his wife, & his #children. The individual who shared the information online…, likely had an #intent to #harm Cohen—providing these personal details on the Cohen family in the context of calling Cohen a 'lying bastard' & identifying him as someone who 'betrayed #Trump’….” - Daniel J. Jones, ADI president, stmnt.