WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 05: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, questions U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger during the Senate Rules and Administration Committee oversight hearing on January 5, 2022 in Washington, D.C. One day before the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the committee will hear testimony on the status of the U.S. Capitol Police. (Photo by Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)
During the second day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to replace outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jackson herself heatedly debated her record in sentencing those accused of child porn possession. Republicans have said that Jackson has been too lenient in sentencing people convicted of possessing child porn, while the White House, Democrats, and Jackson have said that her decisions were largely in accord with federal sentencing standards.
Jackson earlier defended herself from the charge of being too lenient, saying that the guidelines laid out under federal law “lean to extreme departures” where the judge can make an independent judgment about the necessary sentencing for the crime and arguing that she looked at a totality of circumstances when making her rulings. Citing Jackson’s earlier comment, Cruz pulled out a graphic displaying the outcomes of several cases overseen by Jackson. …
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