In interviews over the past week, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee said they planned to prepare for her forthcoming confirmation hearings in separate, distinct ways. To the extent any specific flashpoint has emerged, they’re interested in her representation of Guantanamo Bay detainees during her time as a public defender, as well as briefs she filed while in private practice for groups that opposed the George W. Bush administration’s detention policies…
“Republicans are resigned to the obvious, and that is: The president won the election, he gets to nominate her, and we’re a long ways from the next election,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). “Democrats have made it more personal in every case as compared to us. And so I think we have earned the moral high ground in that regard.”
Senate Democrats, needless to say, think they handled Kavanaugh’s hearings responsibly. Some doubt their Republican colleagues can manage not to go scorched-earth on Jackson, but others see the GOP not rattling her too much, with good reason.
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