Richard Blumenthal actually said...

He failed to establish that judicial independence. He has the right rhetoric, would be defended in practice, in real terms with real backbon...

I would like your commitment that you will recuse yourself if there is an issue involving his criminal or civil liability coming before the ...

Which turns this hearing into a charade and a mockery of our norms.

We have been denied -- we have been denied real access to the documents we need to advise -- which turns this hearing into a charade and a m...