WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing entitled "Arctic Frost: A Modern Watergate." Instead of allowing Special Prosecutor Jack Smith to testify, Senate Judiciary Republicans are proceeding with a wasteful series of eight subcommittee hearings to relitigate the 2020 presidential election rather than fulfilling their obligation to conduct oversight over the Trump Administration. Today's subcommittee hearing is the second hearing in the series.

Durbin first questioned Margot Cleveland, Of Counsel at New Civil Liberties Alliance and Senior...