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The battle we’re facing at this point goes down to the very basics … whether people will even acknowledge something that may not win the favor of the president.
That is a sad situation. I don’t know how this story ends, because virtually all these nominees are going to be approved.
— Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in comments given during an event hosted by the Chicago Bar Association, titled “Under Siege: The American Judiciary and the Rule of Law,” concerning the fact that judicial nominees that have appeared before Durbin’s committee are now refusing to respond to simple questions like “what happened on January 6?” or “who won the 2020 election?” for fear of possibly facing Donald Trump’s ire over their answers.
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
The battle we’re facing at this point goes down to the very basics … whether people will even acknowledge something that may not win the favor of the president.
That is a sad situation. I don’t know how this story ends, because virtually all these nominees are going to be approved.
— Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in comments given during an event hosted by the Chicago Bar Association, titled “Under Siege: The American Judiciary and the Rule of Law,” concerning the fact that judicial nominees that have appeared before Durbin’s committee are now refusing to respond to simple questions like “what happened on January 6?” or “who won the 2020 election?” for fear of possibly facing Donald Trump’s ire over their answers.
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
