The Senate Judiciary Committee unexpectedly canceled a hearing this a.m. with votes on 6 judicial nominees on the agenda.
Committee aide tells me Rs agreed to consider today's nominees to be held over for a week, without meeting to decide this, so all will get votes next week.
Committee aide tells me Rs agreed to consider today's nominees to be held over for a week, without meeting to decide this, so all will get votes next week.
Also worth nothing that two Dem members of the committee are out right now.
Padilla has COVID.
Feinstein's husband just passed away.
Their votes wouldn't have been needed if the cmte was just gonna hold over all these nominees today. But they'll likely be needed at vote time.
Padilla has COVID.
Feinstein's husband just passed away.
Their votes wouldn't have been needed if the cmte was just gonna hold over all these nominees today. But they'll likely be needed at vote time.
Given the way Republicans treated one of these 6 nominees in her confirmation hearing, Nina Morrison, I would say Dems need all of their members present to vote her out of committee.
Republicans treated her like shit + their attacks were among the dumbest I've ever seen in here.
Republicans treated her like shit + their attacks were among the dumbest I've ever seen in here.
Ted Cruz berated Morrison -- a 20-year lawyer for the Innocence Project -- and told her that "skyrocketing crime rates, homicide rates, burglary rates, carjacking rates" are ALL the direct result of policies she's spent her life advocating. huffpost.com/entry/republic…
He is talking about a person has been lead or co-counsel in cases that have freed more than 30 innocent people from prison and death row.
Hawley acted equally outraged by Morrison.
"I cannot support your nomination" or anyone who is soft on crime, Hawley told her, because it is a "pattern with this administration."
We are talking about an Innocence Project atty who has helped free 30+ innocent people from prison.
"I cannot support your nomination" or anyone who is soft on crime, Hawley told her, because it is a "pattern with this administration."
We are talking about an Innocence Project atty who has helped free 30+ innocent people from prison.
Tom Cotton was also competing for most offensive claims and questions to Morrison.
"Are you proud that you encouraged such defiance in convicted murderers?" he asks her, referring to a man executed in Arkansas who made a snarky comment to a warden before being put to death.
"Are you proud that you encouraged such defiance in convicted murderers?" he asks her, referring to a man executed in Arkansas who made a snarky comment to a warden before being put to death.
Morrison had noted there was "significant" DNA evidence that this man who was executed, Ledell Lee, was innocent.
Cotton knew this, but just kept describing the details of the heinous crimes he was found guilty of.
Cotton knew this, but just kept describing the details of the heinous crimes he was found guilty of.
Morrison destroyed all of them.
Cotton, still acting outraged: "He was convicted based on eyewitness testimony."
Morrison, calmly: "Eyewitness identification, which you referenced, is actually the single leading proven cause of wrongful convictions." 🔥 huffpost.com/entry/republic…
Morrison, calmly: "Eyewitness identification, which you referenced, is actually the single leading proven cause of wrongful convictions." 🔥 huffpost.com/entry/republic…
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