Austin News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, has sent a congressional oversight letter to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani. The letter requests information regarding the decision to prosecute whistleblower Dr. Eithan Haim, who exposed gender transition procedures being performed on children as young as eleven years old at a Texas hospital.

In his letter, Sen. Cruz stated, “The basis upon which this investigation was launched and the manner in which it has since been conducted invite serious questions about selective prosecution and the weaponization of the Department of Justice against political opponents.”

He continued, “The public would have remained unaware…of these procedures if not for the courageous actions of Dr. Haim. Less than a week after the…story broke, the Texas Legislature passed legislation confirming that transgender medical procedures for minors were illegal under Texas law.”

Senator Cruz further expressed concerns over what he described as politically-driven prosecution by stating, “This severe punishment starkly contrasts with the virtual impunity enjoyed by criminals who have firebombed pregnancy resource centers and vandalized hundreds of churches in the wake of the Dobbs decision, and the lack of arrest or prosecution of mobs of protestors that harassed Supreme Court Justices at their homes in clear violation of the law.”

“These glaring disparities reveal a justice system that is not merely blind but rather selectively harsh, targeting those with opposing views while allowing others to flout the law with effective impunity,” Cruz wrote. He emphasized his concern about Dr. Haim’s prosecution: “Now, because he acted to expose the barbaric and illegal practice of minor gender transition surgery, Dr. Haim faces the prospect of federal prison, substantial fines, and loss of his medical license.”

Cruz also criticized Attorney General Merrick Garland's leadership: “I have had longstanding concerns with the impartiality of the Department of Justice under...Garland...Political prosecution...undermines...the integrity...and sets a dangerous precedent for intimidating others from exposing wrongdoing."

Read full letter here.

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