Orrin Hatch: “The nominee, Miguel Estrada, worked for the Clinton administration. He worked in the Solicitor General's Office of the…”

“The nominee, Miguel Estrada, worked for the Clinton administration. He worked in the Solicitor General's Office of the Justice Department in the Clinton administration. And it is highly unlikely that he would have received the support of Seth Waxman and other prominent Democrats if he were a right-wing ideologue. In fact, Seth Waxman says he is not. Now, Seth Waxman was a Democrat Solicitor General under Clinton. By the way, the seven living former Solicitors General are backing Miguel Estrada, four of whom are Democrats: Seth Waxman, Drew Days, Walter Dellinger, and Archibald Cox.”