Biden Nominee Jessica Clarke Muffs John Kennedy’s ‘Basic’ Question During Hearing: ‘You Want To Take Another Crack At That?’Chris Bertman
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January 12, 2022 7:02 PM ET
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A Biden judicial nominee appeared to muff her response to Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy’s question during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday.
Kennedy pressed Jessica Clarke, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, about a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule, Rule 10b-5. However, Clarke failed to directly answer Kennedy’s question on the rule’s definition.
“That’s a rule that deals with fraud. I have not litigated a securities matter. If I were to confront one, I would thoroughly research Second Circuit and Supreme Court precedent, and I would apply the law to the facts,” Clarke responded. (RELATED: John Kennedy Asks Biden Nominee Anne Traum The Same Question 9 Times In A Row)
Kennedy paused for a moment before challenging Clarke on her response.
“Ms. Clarke, you’ve been nominated to the Southern District of New York. That’s where most of our securities cases are litigated. And SEC Rule 10b-5 is about as basic as you can get. You want to take another crack at that and tell me what Rule 10-b5 does?”
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