“We are deeply disappointed that the White House has chosen to re-nominate Daniel Collins and Kenneth Lee to the 9th Circuit,” Feinstein and Harris said in a joint
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Collins and Lee, however, were not initially nominated again, because of negotiations between the White House and Harris and Feinstein. They were first nominated in October.
Conservative activists protested those negotiations, though
“Why on earth would the WH agree to tarnish its sterling legacy of
“No deals with Senate liberals,” Blackwell wrote on Facebook.
The liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, with a sprawling purview
On Thursday, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
“I’m very supportive of the nominees submitted by President Trump to serve on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. These are highly qualified nominees and I am hopeful they will receive wide bipartisan support,” Graham said.
Fox News’ Jason Donner and Gregg Re contributed to this report.