When Loyalty is the Most Important Qualification

The following article was posted on the TrumpAccountable.org website December 20, 2017:

Matthew Peterson, President Trump’s nominee to be a Federal District Judge, spectacularly flubbed a confirmation hearing last week. Under relatively benign questioning from Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), Peterson was unable to answer even the most basic questions about legal procedure and the operation of the courts.

Peterson, who was nominated several months ago, had time to prepare and could have reviewed the content that likely would have been addressed during the Judiciary Committee hearing. In addition to never having presided over a federal, state, or civil trial, Peterson had no idea what “motion in limine” or the “Daubert standard” was or how they related to the position for which he was nominated. Continue reading “When Loyalty is the Most Important Qualification”