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Blumenthal wants. >> could be forced to address it in the confirmation hearings. >> yes. but judges are notoriously discrete and judicious, if i may. at what point do they start defending their branch of government? >> as chris alluded to, certainly in the hearing this is going to come up. as michael smerconish mentioned earlier in the program, this was very deft on the part of judge gorsuch who understands the politics at play, he understands democrats will be rightly concerned. how about the fact that he's a judge who believes in the independence of the judiciary, who has every responsibilit...