Impeachment Puts Pause on Trump’s Reshaping of Courts
The Senate Judiciary Committee, which has been aggressively processing President Trump’s nominations to the federal bench, will follow precedent set during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial and delay considering nominations until Trump’s trial has concluded.
Courthouse News Service reports that Senator Kamala Harris, a California Democrat and former presidential candidate, on Wednesday called on Senate Republicans to hold up their judicial confirmation pipeline during Trump’s impeachment trial.
Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Hawaii Democrat and Judiciary committee member, had earlier criticized a decision to hold a meeting after the articles of impeachment were walked over to the Senate on Wednesday, saying it didn’t align with precedent, according to Bloomberg Law.
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