Democrats have called for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign her seat so that Biden's judicial nominees, including several controversial names, can clear the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., joined "America's Newsroom" to discuss the significance of Sen. Feinstein's absence amid the push to confirm Biden's judicial nominees.most controversial judicial nominees rests on Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s role on the Senate Judiciary Committee.are pending.
Michael Delaney, a Biden administration nominee to serve on a First Circuit court, was grilled by GOP senators during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2023. "I remember so clearly reading Michael Delaney's motion from front to back when I came home from my new high school one day, processing what it meant," the letter says."And then defiantly stating to my parents that after everything I've been dragged through from anonymous death and rape threats on the internet, to the betrayal of and backlash of my closest friends. I wasn't gonna let Michael Delaney’s dirty tactics bully me – then 16 years old – into shame and silence.
"Even zealous advocacy has boundaries. Michael Delaney's attempting to out an alleged rape victim’s name definitely crosses those lines," Thielen told Fox News Digital."It is even more important for a judge to be measured."
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