North Dakota U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Mack Traynor has been nominated to serve on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals by Donald Trump, but based on responses he gave today during his confirmation hearing, it sounds like he’s only interested in being a rubber stamp for the so-called “president.”
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) asked Traynor, “Who won the 2020 election?”
“This issue has become a question of political controversy. I’m a sitting federal district judge, I’m a nominee to be 8th Circuit Court of appeals. Justice Jackson, who previously was confirmed by the Senate for a position…,” Traynor replied, which led Blumenthal to interrupt him.
“It’s ‘political controversy’ only because the president refuses to accept the results of the 2020 election. I’m asking you as a matter of fact. Who won the 2020 election?” the senator inquired.
Traynor: “As Justice Jackson stated, in her responses to questions on the record, it is not appropriate to engage in discussion regarding that as a judge, or sitting judge.”
“So you’re going to use the same script that other nominees have used before this panel to avoid the question?” Blumenthal asked.
“I think the precedent established by Justice Jackson and other nominees is something that I need to follow,” Traynor replied.
“As a matter of fact, who got more votes in 2020? Which of the presidential candidates?” Blumenthal asked.
“As I stated before, this is an issue that Justice Jackson and other nominees have been asked, they’ve not provided a response.”
That led Blumenthal to call Traynor out and chastise him.
“You understand why I’m asking you to state, as a simple matter of fact who got more votes? The reason is because the president seeks to perpetuate a lie. You are in effect, protecting the lie if you fail to take an independent position as a matter of simple fact. Everybody in this room knows the answer. You’re unwilling to state it. Instead, adopting a script that has been dictated to you by the White House. You prepared this answer with the White House, did you not?”
If Democrats do take control of the Senate in the midterm elections, it appears some federal judges also need to be impeached and removed from office, along with the tangerine jackass who nominated them.
