The confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nominee for a prestigious federal appeals court seat could be in jeopardy after he was grilled over his role representing an elite boarding school in a sexual assault case and a key Senate Democrat withheld his immediate support.
Former New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney, who has been nominated for the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals, faced tough questions about the case from Senate Judiciary Committee members during a hearing Wednesday. …
Another Democratic senator told CNN that the nominee “has real problems” and believes that neither Delaney nor the White House fully thought through this nomination. The senator was uncertain whether to vote for the nominee.
[This one has mainly flown under the radar, but it may be ready to blow up soon. Either that or the White House will read these remarks for what they are — a warning — and withdraw Delaney’s nomination. They could try to defend Delaney on the entirely rational basis that he served his client, not his own policies, as is appropriate — but Democrats have spent years undermining that principle when it suits their short-term political interests. That may backfire in this situation. Stay tuned. — Ed]
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