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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Feb 9, 2017, 12:51 PM Feb 2017

Gorsuch's WH-Appointed Sherpa Confirms Remarks As Prez Sows Doubt

Source: Talking Points Memo

By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published FEBRUARY 9, 2017, 10:05 AM EDT

As President Donald Trump tried to cast doubt that his Supreme Court nominee, criticized him, Neil Gorsuch's White House-appointed sherpa confirmed that the nominee did indeed find Trump's comments about judges "disheartening and demoralizing."

"Judge Gorsuch has made it very clear in all of his discussions with senators, including Senator Blumenthal, that he could not comment on any specific cases and that judicial ethics prevent him from commenting on political matters," former Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), who is aiding Gorsuch in his confirmation process, said in a statement Thursday morning.

"He has also emphasized the importance of an independent judiciary, and while he made clear that he was not referring to any specific case, he said that he finds any criticism of a judge's integrity and independence disheartening and demoralizing," the statement continued.

After Ayotte lost her re-election to the Senate in November, the White House brought her on to help Gorsuch navigate the Senate during his confirmation process.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/kelly-ayotte-confirms-gorsuch-remarks-on-trump-judge-attacks

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Gorsuch's WH-Appointed Sherpa Confirms Remarks As Prez Sows Doubt (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2017 OP

When I first saw Ayotte's name I was like BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #1

His comments are meant to appeal to anti-Trumpers HelenWheels Feb 2017 #2

another con by a republican rurallib Feb 2017 #3

One's a pathological liar and one is not, guess which is which? lark Feb 2017 #4

Trump slams the courts, and his court nominee hits back OKIsItJustMe Feb 2017 #5

First time I've heard the word "sherpa" used in this context mainer Feb 2017 #6

Spicer's non-sensical spin BruceWane Feb 2017 #7

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

1. When I first saw Ayotte's name I was like

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:27 PM

Feb 2017

Wait...? Didn't she just lose to Hassan...? And then I saw the "former".

HelenWheels

(2,284 posts)

2. His comments are meant to appeal to anti-Trumpers

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:32 PM

Feb 2017

Gorsuch is grandstanding to make it look like he has integrity--lol

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

3. another con by a republican

Reply to HelenWheels (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:35 PM

Feb 2017

trying to get some cred with 8 democrats.

lark

(23,105 posts)

4. One's a pathological liar and one is not, guess which is which?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:44 PM

Feb 2017

I know, that's too easy - Drumpf is the pathological liar and looney toons pretend HMFC.

OKIsItJustMe

(19,938 posts)

5. Trump slams the courts, and his court nominee hits back

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 02:04 PM

Feb 2017

https://apnews.com/ba0964da7d20412090bd0f2664714168/Trump-slams-the-courts,-and-his-court-nominee-hits-back

[font face=Serif][font size=5]Trump slams the courts, and his court nominee hits back[/font]

By VIVIAN SALAMA and KEN THOMAS
27 minutes ago

[font size=3]WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that comments by his Supreme Court nominee criticizing his attacks on the judiciary were "misrepresented," even as Republican and Democratic lawmakers vouched for the veracity of the remarks.

Trump's comments prompted a rebuke from Judge Neil Gorsuch, who said at a meeting with lawmakers that the president's comments were "demoralizing and disheartening."

Gorsuch, who was nominated by Trump last week to the nation's highest court, made the comments in meetings with senators after Trump accused an appellate court considering his immigration and refugee executive order of being "so political." Over the weekend, the president labeled a judge who ruled on his executive order a "so-called judge" and referred to the ruling as "ridiculous."

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Gorsuch's comments came at the end of a week of meetings with members of the Senate, which is considering his nomination. His response may have been aimed at drawing a line of separation from the new president, who has been a politically polarizing figure among Democrats in a highly charged partisan fight over the court.

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mainer

(12,022 posts)

6. First time I've heard the word "sherpa" used in this context

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:43 PM

Feb 2017

I guess it's an apt term for a guide into the wilderness.

BruceWane

(345 posts)

7. Spicer's non-sensical spin

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 04:09 PM

Feb 2017

In today's press briefing, Spicer repeatedly tried to explain that Gorsuch's comments were about comments critical of the judiciary in general, and therefore are not intended to be applied to any specific critical comments.

Spicer was genuinely frustrated that the press did not understand this "reasoning". It was truly bizarre.

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