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Speaker 1: and Greg Stewart discussed today's confirmation hearing for Neil Gorsuch
Speaker 1: to fill Antonin Scalia's seat on the Supreme Court. They
Speaker 1: speak with the Utah Senator Mike Lee, who was a
Speaker 1: member of the Judiciary Committee. You've said Judge gorse would
Speaker 1: make a great Supreme Court justice. Democrats said the same
Speaker 1: thing about Merrick Garland. Both very well respected, great qualifications.
Speaker 1: Given that Republicans blocked to vote on Merrick Garland, is
Speaker 1: there any reason a Democrat should support Neil Gorsuch is
Speaker 1: a good judge, and I know people have the same
Speaker 1: thing to say about Merrick Garland. At the time, there
Speaker 1: were reasons behind the fact that America Arland didn't get confirmed,
Speaker 1: including the fact that we were in the final year
Speaker 1: President Obama's administration, and we were just a few months
Speaker 1: away from a presidential election that the American people knew
Speaker 1: would decide important issues regarding the future of our country. So,
Speaker 1: particularly for those who supported Merrick Garland, I would say
Speaker 1: to them, take a look at Judge Corse, which this
Speaker 1: was not his judgment call whether or not Merrick Garland
Speaker 1: should be confirmed. Take a look at him. Judge him
Speaker 1: based on his own merits, and I think they'll like
Speaker 1: what they see. Senatorally, President Trump has disparaged federal judges
Speaker 1: who have ruled against him. Judge Gorse will undoubtedly be
Speaker 1: asked about that. What kind of a response do you
Speaker 1: expect from him? I think he'll give a fair minded
Speaker 1: judicial answer to a pointing out that there are principles
Speaker 1: of law and are there to protect the separation of
Speaker 1: powers between the three branches of the federal government, and
Speaker 1: that we need to do everything we can to respect
Speaker 1: those boundaries of those limitations before them. Would you like
Speaker 1: to hear him say something in particular there. I mean,
Speaker 1: you come from a family that is very steeped in
Speaker 1: and the legal profession your father was to general, your
Speaker 1: brother is a judge. Do you do you hope to
Speaker 1: hear him, Uh, you know, say that what the President
Speaker 1: said was out of line. Look, he's not there to
Speaker 1: be the president's coach. He's not there to be the
Speaker 1: president's critic. He's been nominated not for White House Press
Speaker 1: Secretary or causseilor or advisor to the President, but for
Speaker 1: the Supreme Court of the United States. I suspect he'll
Speaker 1: answer questions that are related to his judicial role or
Speaker 1: to the role of the courts. Uh. But I also
Speaker 1: suspect he's going to be somewhat reluctant, understandably to comment
Speaker 1: on what the President chooses to say in a press
Speaker 1: conference or in a tweet. As Utah Senator Mike Lee
Speaker 1: speaking with Bloomberg Law host Student Grosso and Greg Store.
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