A rare setback for the Trump administration and Senate Republicans on judicial nominations today — Sen. McConnell pulled Ryan Bounds' nomination for the 9th Circuit after it became clear Republicans didn't have the votes buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Bounds faced especially strong criticism for op-eds he wrote as an undergrad that used racially charged language — at his confirmation hearing, Bounds said he had promoted diversity in the legal profession over the course of his career buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
So what happened? Republican Rep. Tim Scott broke ranks, and said Sen. Marco Rubio shared his concerns — after talking with Bounds and meeting with him, Scott said he "had unanswered questions that led to me being unable to support him" buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
