Republicans claim leak of Roe draft ruling meant to intimidate justices

​A draft Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade set off shockwaves in Washington as Republican lawmakers denounced the ​unprecedented ​leaking of the ruling as a way to intimidate the justices to reverse course.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) suggested the leak of the draft opinion published by Politico Monday was intended to “intimidate” the justices to reconsider their decision.

“The next time you hear the far left preaching about how they are fighting to preserve our Republic’s institutions & norms remember how they leaked a Supreme Court opinion in an attempt to intimidate the justices on abortion,” Rubio wrote on Twitter.