Mitch McConnell: No final decision made on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson
When asked by host Margaret Brennan — who observed that McConnell had voted against Jackson for a previous appointment — how he was feeling about his vote, McConnell stressed that his mind was not made up.
"We had a very good conversation in my office and I asked her, you know, typically the Supreme Court nominees of both parties have never answered the questions. What they typically say is that something might come before me and I don't want to prejudge how I might actually vote," McConnell said. McConnell said that during their conversation he observed that Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer had"She wouldn't do that. So, in the meantime, the committee will ask her all the tough questions. I haven't made a final decision as to how I'm going to vote."
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