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Sen. Blumenthal asks Trump's judge pick who won the 2020 election. She still won't say.

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At a Senate confirmation hearing, Blumenthal again asks who won in 2020. The nominee answers only that Joe Biden was certified by the Electoral College, and calls that "ethically appropriate and legally correct." Blumenthal says it's a "canned rehearsed answer" programmed by the Trump White House, and that this lack of independence disqualifies her from being a judge.

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Sen. Blumenthal
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hearing - Senate committee confirmation hearing for Anna St. John (5th Circuit n
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I'm gonna ask you the same questions, beginning with who won the 2020 election. Pursuant to the 12th amendment and article two, the electoral process is the process by which a president is selected. And in January 2020, Joe Biden was certified by the Electoral College and served for more years. So you are unwilling again to answer that question truthfully, correct? Senator, I've provided a response that is ethically appropriate and legally correct. It is ethically inappropriate for you to fail to be candid with this committee and to give us the canned rehearsed answer that you have been programmed by the Trump White House to provide. I think that lack of independence is disqualifying for you to be a judge on the district court, not to mention

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