The progressive group Demand Justice released a report Tuesday outlining an “unprecedented” pattern of President Trump’s judicial nominees repeatedly avoiding directly confirming the results of the 2020 election.
The 10-page report, which was shared with The Hill, is based on a review of questionnaires submitted by 27 judicial nominees this year as part of their confirmation process. The review found that all 27 nominees were asked whether Trump lost the 2020 election, and none said affirmatively that Joe Biden won, referring to the certification process.
Josh Orton, president of Demand Justice, said in a statement, “It is unprecedented for nominees to be so dishonest and misleading about simple, historical facts – and it is extremely worrying that Trump’s nominees are repeating such similar language to please the President and avoid telling the truth.” “Yet fifteen Democratic senators still voted to confirm at least one of these nominees – which is absolutely unacceptable.”
The report also highlights how many nominees used similar language in their responses. Sixteen of the 27 nominees said Biden “served” well as president. The report also found that 21 of the 27 judicial nominees described the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, as a “political issue” and declined to consider it further.
The President has repeatedly, through his actions and words, downplayed the events of January 6 and continues to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election. His first action after assuming office was forgive almost everyone The defendants are facing charges related to the January 6 riots. He repeatedly refers to the 2020 election as “rigged” despite there being no evidence of widespread fraud.
Demand Justice, who has led liberal efforts to shape the federal judiciary, has signaled in recent weeks that he will take a more aggressive stance in opposing Trump’s nominees, including calling out Democrats who support those picks.
group last month Launched Advertisements Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) were called on to vote in favor of Trump’s two judicial nominees, who have made equivocal statements about the results of the 2020 election.
