Orrin Hatch: “Seven former Solicitors General agree, four of whom are Democrats and three of whom he served with, three of whom…”

“Seven former Solicitors General agree, four of whom are Democrats and three of whom he served with, three of whom understand whatever he did, why don't my colleagues ask them? I am sure they have in their quest to find some fish around here, and apparently they do not have any specific reasons for asking for this huge fishing expedition. But even if they did, what responsible attorney would give up his work product? Now, let's suggest there is a Democrat President and one of our body is invited to be a member of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, he decides he is sick and tired of the Senate, mainly because of obstructive tactics like this, I am sure, and we, as Republicans, then say we are not going to let him serve until we get all of his internal memoranda while he was a Senator. Do my colleagues think he is going to give that up? He would be nuts, because we would then be able to find all kinds of rotten fish in there to use against him or her. Do my colleagues see the point? I hope our side would not stoop to that level, and I would fight to make sure we did not stoop to that level. So I ask, where are the specific allegations? They must have talked to at least their four Democrat former Solicitors General and said, is there not something there?”