‘Embarrassing’: Sen. Kennedy Torches Biden Nominee After She Repeatedly Refused to Answer One Question
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) says he will oppose one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees after she repeatedly refused to answer his question. Kennedy repeatedly asked law professor Anne Traum, a nominee for the U.S…
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) says he will oppose one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees after she repeatedly refused to answer his question.
Kennedy repeatedly asked law professor Anne Traum, a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, if she believes criminal acts should be forgiven “in the name of social justice” during a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
“I recognize that all issues of crime and all responses to crime are fundamentally policy issues. So those are important issues. They’re important for our community and our nation. But I leave those policy issues to policymakers. If confirmed as a judge, I would not be a policymaker,” Traum responded at first.
However, Kennedy asked again, “Do you think that criminal misbehavior, an illegal act, should be forgiven in the name of social justice?”
“I do believe that all criminal policy is fundamentally a policy issue,” Traum said.
The Louisiana senator asked the question a third time, to which Traum said, “That is not a view that I have taken in my work.”
“So that’s no?” Kennedy interrupted to ask, “Is your answer no?”
Traum began by reiterating her answer, but Kennedy interjected again to ask, “Do you believe that an illegal act should be forgiven in the name of social justice?”
He added, “It’s pretty simple.”
“So, senator, I believe that we have criminal laws. Criminal laws that are created by policymaking bodies like this one,” Traum began.