A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday advanced the nomination of Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer to be a federal appeals court judge over protests from Democrats, who accuse him of using aggressive tactics to enforce the U.S. president’s agenda at the Justice Department.
The hearing devolved into partisan rancor when the panel’s Republican chairman, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, cut off debate on Bove’s nomination. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, a Democrat, shouted that Grassley was violating the committee’s rules as Republicans cast their votes.
The other Democrats walked out of the hearing. “This is outrageous that you’re not allowing senators to have their fair say,” Booker told Grassley. “What are you afraid of?” Grassley accused Booker of "obstruction.
Bove’s nomination drew fierce opposition from Democrats and many former Justice Department employees, more than 900 of whom signed a letter accusing him of undermining the integrity of the department.
Huh, has the justice department done something in the last few days inconsistent with the purpose of even having a “justice” department 🤔
Bove’s defenders have pointed to his background as a federal terrorism prosecutor in New York and his work countering drug cartels and other threats. Trump named Bove to a senior post at the Justice Department after he helped defend Trump against three criminal cases brought against him during his years out of power.
If youre complaining about Democrats maybe
1- realize it’s the Republicans doing this
2- actually vote for Democrats so they have power to do anything.
Vote for progressives who will actually do something.
Walking out is not doing something, it’s not even a news story. It’s proceduralism against people who love breaking the norms
I’d rather they sit there and scream themselves horse than walk out. Start a fucking chant. Be disruptive. Make them throw you out or end the session, and never shut up about it
The law doesn’t matter anymore, it won’t save us. We’re done with the uniparty shit, liberalism failed, it’s time to go back to kicking and biting
One of the most frustrating things I constantly see on this site… There’s literally nothing dems could have done here.
Be mad at them for things that actually make sense. But also, when you focus entirely on Democrats every single time the Republicans (with majorities in both houses, the presidency, and the Supreme Court all captured), do some heinous shit, it makes you look like a shill.
Just to be clear, I’m not complaining about Democrats (in this instance). They did what they could in a ridiculous situation.
If anything people need to be blasting the shit out of the fact that team Epstein just ignored testimony of 900 people that worked at the DOJ back when that file that suddenly can’t be released was being put together.