Sen. Franken Asks Gorsuch if He Thought Merrick Garland Was Treated Fairly

Gorsuch: ‘I think [Garland] is an outstanding judge’

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FRANKEN: “Now, when we met earlier, I asked you what you thought of the way senator — Senate Republicans treated Merrick Garland and rather than answer the question you replied, I try to avoid politics. But here you are in 2004 pledging your allegiance to the cause and shopping around a resume touting your work on political campaigns dating back to 1976. These messages establish that for a good deal of your prior career, you didn’t avoid politics. Quite the contrary, you were very politically active. So, in light of that I’d like to ask my question again. Do you think Merrick Garland was treated fairly by the United States Senate?”

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