WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called on the U.S. House to immediately pass a bill that would bolster security for Supreme Court justices and their families after the arrest of a man who authorities say was plotting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
“House Democrats must pass this bill and they need to do it today. No more fiddling around with this, they need to pass it today,” McConnell said on Wednesday. “Pass it before the sun sets today.”
An armed man in his 20s found near Kavanaugh’s home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, was taken into custody early Wednesday morning. The Washington Post reported he told police he was angry about a draft opinion set to overturn Roe v. Wade and wanted to kill Kavanaugh.
