Al Franken Pounces on CNN’s Alice Stewart Over What ‘Destroyed’ Legitimacy of SCOTUS: ‘I’m Surprised You’re Claiming This!’

The last year was ░░░░░░░░ unusual one and difficult ░░░░░░░░ many respects It was ░░░░░░░░ wrenching every morning to ░░░░░░░░ into a Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ barricades around it lately ░░░░░░░░ criticism is phrased In ░░░░░░░░ of because of these ░░░░░░░░ it calls into question ░░░░░░░░ legitimacy of the court ░░░░░░░░ because people disagree with ░░░░░░░░ opinion is not a ░░░░░░░░ for questioning the legitimacy ░░░░░░░░ the court Let s ░░░░░░░░ now with former democratic ░░░░░░░░ Al Franken he s ░░░░░░░░ host of the Al ░░░░░░░░ podcast and with me ░░░░░░░░ in Washington CNN political ░░░░░░░░ and Republican strategist Alice ░░░░░░░░ I let me ask ░░░░░░░░ this confidence in the ░░░░░░░░ Court as at an ░░░░░░░░ Time Low I suppose ░░░░░░░░ chief justice can say ░░░░░░░░ he wants he does ░░░░░░░░ seems to be bristling ░░░░░░░░ this criticism Sort of ░░░░░░░░ guess mild way but ░░░░░░░░ are now confirmed pretty ░░░░░░░░ by party line votes ░░░░░░░░ and there does appear ░░░░░░░░ be based on what ░░░░░░░░ vice president Thomas Harris ░░░░░░░░ saying If you go ░░░░░░░░ doesn t appear to ░░░░░░░░ some wind at the ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats heading into ░░░░░░░░ fall bit terms because ░░░░░░░░ this decision That Was ░░░░░░░░ You re thoughts I ░░░░░░░░ with what the chief ░░░░░░░░ said The legitimacy of ░░░░░░░░ court was undermined when ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t take up ░░░░░░░░ Garland and you ll ░░░░░░░░ that McConnell said because ░░░░░░░░ s during an election ░░░░░░░░ and you remember lindsay ░░░░░░░░ pledging that if they ░░░░░░░░ can see came came ░░░░░░░░ during an election year ░░░░░░░░ 20 that he wouldn ░░░░░░░░ vote for it when ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t take up ░░░░░░░░ nominee They ve stolen ░░░░░░░░ seats the one the ░░░░░░░░ Garland wasn t given ░░░░░░░░ hearing for and the ░░░░░░░░ that coney Barrett lose ░░░░░░░░ she was seated a ░░░░░░░░ before the election that ░░░░░░░░ the legitimacy of the ░░░░░░░░ As what do you ░░░░░░░░ did did Chief Justice ░░░░░░░░ sort of mean he 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