Patrick Leahy actually said...

I think these types of attacks reveal the misguided notion that Justices and judges owe some allegiance to the President who appointed them ...

How we are guided by the Constitution, and how that Constitution has served over the years to make our great Nation more inclusive.

I said, 'Well, yes, it happens all the time.'

Nobody should demand political allegiance from any judge, whether nominated by a Democrat or by a Republican.