Menashi Nomination on the Ropes, Trump Nominee Caught Up in Ukraine Scandal Loses Republican Vote Even Before Committee Action
WASHINGTON, DC—Demand Justice Chief Counsel Christopher Kang released the following statement Wednesday after Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that she would be opposing the nomination of President Trump’s extremely controversial nominee to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Steven Menashi:
“Steven Menashi’s nomination is so toxic that it’s now uncertain he’ll even make it through Committee. He still doesn’t have the support of all committee Republicans and now is starting to lose Republican votes on the floor. Not only has he worked to roll back protections for sexual assault survivors and immigrants, but he has refused to answer any questions about whether he helped orchestrate the coverup of one of the biggest abuse of power scandals in modern American history. Any senator who votes for his confirmation will make clear that in their eyes, helping Trump cover up his crimes is a qualification, not a problem.”
Background information on Steven Menashi can be found below:
- Trump Court Pick Ignores Senators’ Questions About His Role In Ukraine Scandal
- Senate Dems seek info on judicial nominee’s impeachment role
- Whistleblower raises new questions for appeals court nominee
- Trump court pick sparks frustration for refusing to answer questions
- Republicans and Democrats hammer Trump’s judicial nominee
- Senators blast Trump judicial nominee for silence at hearing
- Trump court pick denounced feminists, gay-rights groups and diversity efforts in 1990s, 2000s editorials
- The controversy over “ethnonationalism” and a Trump judicial nominee, explained
- Trump Judge Pick Spread Anti-Muslim Pig Blood Bullet Myth
- Top Racial Justice Group Opposes Trump Court Pick Steven Menashi
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