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Seems to bring another round of outrageous stories, reports that might be unbelievable were it not for the man at the center of it you will a. it prompts many to reach for the alarm but sometimes -- and i think this is important to everyone -- a story that looks that way turns out to be not as outrageous as it first appeared or even untrue. so that was the case today with the treasury departments announcement that it is easing the sanctions president obama imposed against russia for interfering ...

Confirmed i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant to the constitutional laws of this great country. when we judges dawn our robes, it doesnt make us any smarter but serves as a reminder of whats expected of us. impartiality, independence, collegiality, and courage. as this process now moves to the senate, i look forward to speaking with members from both sides of the aisle to answering their question es and hearing their concerns. i consider the united states senate the greatest ...

The we judges don our robes it doesnt make us any smarter but it does serve as a reminder of whats expected of us. impartiality and independence, collegiality and courage. as this process now moves to the senate, i look forward with speaking with members from both side of the aisle, to answering their questions and hearing their concerns. i consider the united states senate the greatest deliberative body in the world and i respect the important role the constitution affords it in the confirmatio...

Judge. >> shannon: how did the president make his choice? leonard leo advised president trump on the supreme court selection process and joins us live for a scoop. good to see you today. a busy day for you yesterday. last spring this idea of putting together a list of potential supreme court nominees was floated. you talked about it. it was unconventional but i think or do you think it was important to voters? >> it was a brilliant ideas. the president came up with it in late may, early june. it...

Judge gor such has outstanding dit plin and earned bipartisan support. when he was nominated, he was confirmed by the senate unanimously. also, its unanimous -- can you believe that? nowadays with whats going on? [ applause ] yes. does that happen anymore? does it happen? i think its going to happen maybe again. >> standing here in a house of history and acutely aware of my own imperfections, i pledge if confirmed i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant to the constitutional laws...

Happen when an attorney general yields to political pressure. the attorney general also makes policy decisions about where and how to direct the departments $27 billion budget and when and how to advise congress to recommend new laws and modify existing policies. policy choices an attorney general makes can have a profound effect on individuals, communities, and the fabric of our nation. and they allow the attorney general wide discretion. this is not just a matter of saying that he will follow ...

Robes it doesnt make us any smarter but it does serve as a reminder of whats expected of us -- impartiality and independence, collegiality and courage. as this process now moves to the senate, i look forward to speaking with members from both sides of the aisle to answering their questions and hearing their concerns. i consider the united states senate the greatest deliberative body in the world and i respect the important role the constitution affords in the the confirmation of our judges. i re...

Judge neil gorsuch and vice president pence meeting right now with mitch mcconnell. welcome to a new hour of "americas newsroom." im live from the supreme court. >> bill: good morning again to you. federal appeals court judge from colorado, a conservative bent, neil gorsuch nominated for the highest court in the land. in the very end it was a surprise. the secret was kept until 8:00 prime time in washington, d.c. last night. president trump calling his qualifications beyond dispute. judge gorsuc...

President trump on this decision. welcome to the program. glad to have you. >> great to be here. >> sean: you and a lot of prominent judicial scholars were asked to look for certain candidates that fit this meaning of a constitutionalist, and originalist. maybe some americans are hearing this term for the first time. how would you best define those terms and differentiate a regionalism from judicial activism? >> first of all, the way to think about it is a judge has a deep sense of fairness and ...

Glad to have you. >> great to be here. >> sean: you and a lot of prominent judicial scholars were asked to look for certain candidates that fit this meaning of a constitutionalist, an originalist. maybe some americans are hearing these terms for the firstma tim. how would you best define those terms and differentiate originalism from judicial activism? >> first of all, the way to think about it is a judge has a deep sense of fairness and f a sense of impartiality. when he is grounded in text and...