Republicans are clearly frustrated with the Department of Justice and its quest to silence anyone who dares to speak out against the leaders at the FBI over the Trump Mar-a-Lago raid.

But not everyone is willing to sit on the sidelines and simply let Attorney General Merrick Garland get away with the unconstitutional mistreatment of his employees. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton (R) has a message for DOJ employees: you are protected.

“DOJ employees, take notice: No matter what this memo says, you are protected by federal law if you contact my office to blow the whistle on the improper politicization of the Department of Justice by Merrick Garland and Joe Biden,” he wrote on social media with an attachment of the letter from Garland to “All Department Personnel”.

Attorney General Merrick Garland sent a memo Tuesday to Department of Justice employees reminding “all Department personnel of our existing policies regarding communications between the Justice Department and Congress,” citing the central Justice Manual provision (JM 1-8 200.) That provision states, “Communications between the Department and Congress … will be managed or coordinated by OLA (Office of Legislative Affairs.)”

The provision continues, “Except as provided in this chapter, no Department employee may communicate with Senators, Representatives, congressional committees, or congressional staff without advance coordination, consultation, and approval by OLA.”

This isn’t the first time Cotton has laid into Garland for abusing his power as AG. In October 2021, Cotton blasted Garland, telling him he should “resign in disgrace” for directing the FBI to investigate and potentially target “parents at school board meetings.”

Cotton ripped Garland over the basis of a Justice Department memo, which Garland had justified by pointing to “news reports” and a letter from the National School Boards Association.