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Report Says Trump Judicial Nominees Dodged 2020, Jan. 6 Questions in Near-Unison

The progressive group is intensifying a campaign against senators over support for nominees.

Overview

  • Demand Justice reviewed Questions for the Record for 27 Trump judicial nominees and found none affirmatively said Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
  • Sixteen nominees described Biden as having "served" as president, and 21 labeled the Jan. 6 Capitol attack a political issue, often using nearly identical phrasing.
  • The group says the uniform evasions amount to a political loyalty test and highlighted the pattern in media appearances, including on MSNBC.
  • Fifteen Democratic senators voted to confirm at least one nominee identified in the report, prompting new pressure efforts from the group.
  • The analysis focuses on written answers submitted after hearings and cites repeated, verbatim language as evidence of coordinated, nonresponsive replies.