WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke against the nomination of Justin Smith (https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/durbin-denounces-trump-loyalist-nominated-to-the-us-court-of-appeals-for-the-eighth-circuit-during-nominations-hearing) to be on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Durbin outlined how Mr. Smith has repeatedly proven himself to be unfit for this position because of his extreme partisan beliefs, his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and his history as the President's personal lawyer.
Durbin began by raising...