Three Trump judicial nominees stumble — with Republicans

The following article by Lydia Wheeler was posted on the Hill website December 17, 2017:

Controversy is swirling over the quality of candidates that President Trump is nominating to lifetime appointments on the federal courts.

In the last week, the GOP chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has pressed the White House to not proceed with two controversial candidates — including one who had never tried a case in court.

A third nominee on Thursday struggled to answer relatively easy questions about basic principles of law during a cringeworthy appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Continue reading “Three Trump judicial nominees stumble — with Republicans”