Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen lead charge on nominee who attempted to strip underage sexual assault victim of anonymity.
WFB: Senate Democrats took a major step toward confirming embattled judicial nominee Michael Delaney on Tuesday morning after New Hampshire’s two Democratic senators pushed leadership to stand by the nominee, who is under fire for leading a successful push to unmask the identity of an underage sexual assault victim.
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) scheduled a markup hearing for Michael Delaney for Thursday, a reversal of fortune for President Joe Biden’s nominee for the First Circuit. Just one week ago, Durbin omitted Delaney’s name from scheduled markup hearings as the family of a sexual assault victim spoke out against the nomination. The Judiciary chairman acknowledged Monday that important issues about Delaney’s character have been raised. New Hampshire senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan have led the charge on Delaney’s nomination despite unified Republican opposition and outcry from victims’ rights advocates.
The controversy surrounding Delaney stems from when he represented New Hampshire’s St. Paul’s School in a 2016 civil suit against Chessy Prout, then a minor who was sexually assaulted on campus when she was 15 years old. During proceedings, Delaney attempted to strip Prout’s anonymity, a move Prout’s family called an act of intimidation. MORE
Gee whiz… why don’t they nominate one of their antifa toadies? The gotta lot more experience than just sexual assault! Arsonry, looting, robbery, rape, pedophelia, murder – you name it! Seems like a better choice all around!
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Believe all women?
“…at least one Republican would need to vote for Delaney’s confirmation to force a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris.”
Don’t worry, dems…Mitt will be there.
This nominee reminds me of the time Hillary was a lawyer and defended a rapist by destroying his victim on the Witness stand. And then laughed about it later. This is how progressives roll.