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Donald Trump federal judge nominee is asked basic legal questions and fails to answer a single one
One of Donald Trump’s nominees to become a federal judge has failed to answer a string of basic questions about law. Matthew Spencer Petersen admitted he was unfamiliar with several common legal terms during questioning by Republican Senator John Kennedy at a hearing earlier this week.
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Is this the best they can really do?
Well, they don't care whether the guy knows about the law, they care about putting political allies in judiciary positions so they can bypass the separation of powers. In that sense perhaps this is the best they can do.
https://i.imgur.com/dNiKrBd.gif
My god, I wish every elected judge had to prove they could still pass the bar before they could run or be appointed or anything.