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On the recordSeptember 3, 2021
John Roberts at least cares about the institution of the Supreme Court. I think he cares that the Supreme Court is not seen as just some kind of ideological right wing court. I think he cares about that. But his colleagues do not, and clearly, the three people that are the Trump appointees, they basically do not. They are very ideologically driven in my view.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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msnbc.com

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Hirono discusses Chief Justice John Roberts' concern for the Supreme Court's image and criticizes the ideological stance of Trump appointees.

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