Democrats fret over Kamala Harris role in Barrett Supreme Court hearings
by Naomi Lim, Political Reporter |
| September 29, 2020 06:30 AM
California Sen. Kamala Harris has carved a reputation for incisive questioning of congressional witnesses, but that strength risks becoming a weakness during Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's Senate confirmation hearings.
Harris is part of the Senate Judiciary Committee that confronted Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 over a series of decadesold sexual misconduct allegations he denied.
Two years later, the panel is considering another controversial appointment 37 days before a general election. And Harris is on the ballot as the 2020 Democratic vice presidential pick on Joe Biden's ticket.
Concerns regarding fellow California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 87, and whether the committee's ranking member is up to leading the Democratic interrogation of Barrett have been met with suggestions Harris should spearhead the effort instead.
more
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-fret-over-kamala-harris-role-in-barrett-supreme-court-hearings
