The Supreme Court nominee’s critics on the right have begun an assault, charging that she is a “radical” promoted by “dark money” — and in one provocative case, demanding to see her LSAT scores.
The clearest outline of the GOP’s emerging case against Jackson came from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , who on Thursday telegraphed the range of attacks she can anticipate: that her background as a public defender means she’s soft on crime, that she won’t commit to opposing Supreme Court expansion, that she’s being promoted by so-called “dark money” groups.
Republicans are just beginning to delve into her record and may craft a more thorough strategy closer to the confirmation hearing. Many in the GOP have signaled that they have little appetite to fight Jackson’s nomination, especially since her ascension to the Supreme Court would not change its ideological balance, although some individual Republican senators are sure to make an aggressive case against Jackson under the bright lights of a confirmation hearing.
Sen. Charles E. Grassley , the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee who met with Jackson earlier this week, said he avoided questions of substantive issues such as constitutional law or judicial temperament, saying he would hold off on any previews of his approach to the confirmation hearings until he finished vetting Jackson’s paperwork.“It was a get-acquainted meeting,” Grassley said Thursday. “She’s very personable.
For as long as Jackson has been in Supreme Court contention, Democrats have aimed to dismiss any criticism of her tenure as a lawyer representing indigent defendants. “This is a moment when issues relating to the law and the judiciary are directly hitting American families — from skyrocketing murders and carjackings; to soft-on-crime prosecutors effectively repealing laws; to open borders,” McConnell said.
McConnell said in his meeting with Jackson, he asked her whether — like Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg before her — she would take a position on so-called “court-packing.” The minority leader said Jackson did not offer an answer.“But curiously, the same radicals who want to turn Democrats into the party of court-packing also badly wanted Judge Jackson for this vacancy,” McConnell said.
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