Overview

• Adeel Mangi, President Joe Biden's nominee for the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is under scrutiny for failing to disclose income sources and for ties to controversial groups.
• The American Accountability Foundation has demanded Mangi withdraw his nomination, citing his failure to include income sources on his Financial Disclosure Report as 'disqualifying'.
• Mangi's nomination has sparked a division among Senate Democrats, with some hesitant to support him due to a right-wing smear campaign linking him to antisemitism and terrorism.
• Major Jewish organizations and law enforcement groups have expressed support or opposition to Mangi's nomination, reflecting the polarized response to his potential confirmation.
• If confirmed, Mangi would be the first Muslim American federal appellate judge in the United States, making his nomination historically significant.