The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for several of President Biden's judicial picks Wednesday, and a number of Republicans expressed particular concern over the background and philosophies of one nominee's ties to progressive prosecutors.
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"We have prosecutors who are saying, ‘To hell with the legislature and the people, we’re not going to prosecute an entire line of cases.' And I think my question is pretty straightforward: Do you agree with that or disagree with it?" Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. asked. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., questions Nina Morrison, nominee to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District Of New York, during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022.
The Texas Republican pointed to"skyrocketing crime rates" across the country, specifically addressing rising homicide, carjacking and burglary rates. Morrison responded that she only advised the transition teams on"conviction integrity" and reviewing old cases, not"front-end prosecution policies." Hawley, who is from Gardner's state of Missouri, recalled that during"rioting that convulsed the city of St. Louis," which included the alleged assault of police officers, police arrested 36 people, only for Gardner's office to release all of them, claiming that police did not provide sufficient evidence.
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