again, it is a minor thing but as with justice breyer s words, it speaks to where we are. joining us now, federal district judge who clerked for justice breyer. also, cnn political commentator and former senior adviser to president obama, david axelrod. and cnn senior legal an list, laura coates. author of fascinating new book just pursuit, a black prosecutor s fight for fairness. laura, i am wondering what your reaction is to the president reaffirming his commitment to nominate the first black female justice to the court and what you made of leader mcconnell minority leader mcconnell s statement? you know, i think it s to be very well regarded, the president of the united states has this embarrassment of riches of qualified extraordinarily qualified black women who have long been a part of the bar, who have extraordinary resumes, that nobody could comment on as somehow unqualified or they don t have integrity, they are women who are revered for their intellect, their ability to
of valor, a rock of righteousness and my good, good friend. those are the things i think she contributed. she made the world a better place to live un. so, you think oh dear and you think thank you, thank you, thank you. that s what a lot of people who believe steve breyer s work, who clerked for him and resentful of the political pressure placed on him because ultimately of the way people reacted to the mitch mcconnell treating merrick garland so grievously. according to those that believe presidents should have the ability to nominate and try to get confirmed people who are their choices because it had never been done before when the death of a justice happened in february, to not even grant that purse an hearing. people have been rejected but not, not granted a hearing. that s the context and the way
trump if he s impeached because the rules require it. and donald trump s own cabinet members do not appear to be yet united publicly. on whether their focus now is in saving the president or saving themselves. as promised, i turn to our experts on these big picture issues from the united states congress, ted lieu, who serves on the judiciary committee, nancy soderbergh, the third ranking official on the national security council during the clinton administration, and nyu law professor melissa murray, who clerked for judge sotomayor. good evening to each of you. professional, i want to begin with you on the law. what does it mean when we see the sitting united states attorney general trying to take a half step away and the secretary of state here caught on that call. are these individuals in your view looking at their own legal liability? it would be hard for them not to at this point. i think we have seen other the last couple of months that bill barr has been incredibly close to the
committee conducted a thorough assessment soliciting input from 500 people, including his judicial colleagues. the a.b.a. concluded that his integrity, judicial temperament and professional confidence met the highest standards lisa black, who has argued more cases before the supreme court than any other woman in history testified by any objective measure, judge kavanaugh is clearly qualified to serve on the supreme court. his opinions are thoughtful and fair. mrs. black, who clerked for him as an ardent admirerer of justice ginsberg and in her own words an unapologetic defender
rating. standing committee on the federal judiciary conducted an extraordinarily thorough investigation, solace soliciting almost 500 colleagues. they concluded his judicial temperament and professional confidence met the highest standards. lisa black who has argued more cases before the supreme court than any other woman in history testified, quote, by any objective measure, judge kavanaugh is clearly qualified to serve on the supreme court. his opinions are invariably thoughtful and fair. miss black who clerked for him and ardent admire remember of justice ginsburg and is in her own words an unapologetic