Patrick Leahy actually said...

I suggested to the President what I have suggested to every President, Republican or Democratic, to look for somebody outside the judiciary monastery.

Context

Leahy advises presidents to consider nominees beyond traditional judicial backgrounds.

05/18/2010

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