GOP senator 'doubtful' he'll support controversial Trump court pick
WASHINGTON ― Sen. John Kennedy said Wednesday that he’s not inclined to support President Donald Trump’s judicial nominee Steven Menashi, a major blow for an already controversial court pick with strong opposition from progressive groups.
Kennedy said he was “very annoyed” by Menashi’s performance in his confirmation hearing last week, where he visibly angered Republicans and Democrats by refusing to provide details about what he’s worked on in his current role as a White House legal adviser . The Louisiana Republican said after the hearing, he asked Sen. Lindsey Graham , the chairman, to bring Menashi back in for another hearing so senators could have a “second shot at it.” It’s not clear if Graham supports doing so.
Menashi, Trump’s choice for a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York, doesn’t have support from either of his home-state senators. Progressive groups are trying to sink his nomination because of his long record of opposing and undermining equality for communities of color, women and LGBTQ people.
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