Democratic Senators Call On Gorsuch To Publicly Denounce Trump's Attacks

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published FEBRUARY 9, 2017, 1:10 PM EDT

Two Democratic senators called on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday to publicly condemn President Donald Trump's attacks on the judiciary.

"This new nominee to the Supreme Court has to pass a special test, in my opinion, a true independence from the President," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said from the chamber floor. "I worry that he doesn’t have it."

He said Gorsuch's answers to questions he asked in a meeting Tuesday were "disappointing" in that respect.

"You can’t just assert 'I’m an independent person,' which he did. You have to show examples. I await them," Schumer said Thursday.