GOP’s Sen. Kennedy Sends Warning Shot to Trump Court Nominee Menashi
Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana warned that he could oppose President Trump’s nominee for an influential appeals court, saying Steven Menashi wouldn’t answer questions during a hearing.
The Hill reports that Kennedy, when asked about Menashi’s nomination for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, warned, “I’m not going to vote for him until I understand how he approaches legal issues.”
Kennedy told HuffPost: “I’m real doubtful. My thought is, look, if he’ll treat a United States senator the way he treated us, I wonder how he would treat the people.”
Some other senators have expressed frustration with Menashi’s unwillingness to discuss his work for the Trump administration on immigration.