Another "fantastic" Trump appointee - believe me

[Standing Wolf]

Trump judicial nominee fumbles basic questions about the law

Nomination hearings for U.S. district court judges tend to be dry affairs that offer little mass entertainment — in other words, not typically the stuff of viral videos.

But a clip of one of President Trump’s federal judicial nominees struggling to answer rudimentary questions about the law garnered well more than 1 million views in a matter of hours on Thursday night and stoked speculation that another of the president’s nominations might get derailed.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) shared footage of Matthew Petersen, a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, getting quizzed by Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) on basic aspects of trial procedure during his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

For five painfully awkward minutes, Petersen, a member of the Federal Election Commission and a lawyer with no trial experience, struggled with Kennedy’s questions, visibly uncomfortable as the lawmaker pressed him about how things work in a federal courtroom.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...D=ansmsnnews11

[nic34]

I think we should "take a closer look" at all trump appointees

[Cletus]

Trump judicial nominee fumbles basic questions about the law

Nomination hearings for U.S. district court judges tend to be dry affairs that offer little mass entertainment — in other words, not typically the stuff of viral videos.

But a clip of one of President Trump’s federal judicial nominees struggling to answer rudimentary questions about the law garnered well more than 1 million views in a matter of hours on Thursday night and stoked speculation that another of the president’s nominations might get derailed.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) shared footage of Matthew Petersen, a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, getting quizzed by Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) on basic aspects of trial procedure during his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

For five painfully awkward minutes, Petersen, a member of the Federal Election Commission and a lawyer with no trial experience, struggled with Kennedy’s questions, visibly uncomfortable as the lawmaker pressed him about how things work in a federal courtroom.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...D=ansmsnnews11

Did he fumble questions about "the law" and how to apply it, or did he fumble questions about courtroom procedure? It is not the same thing.

[Standing Wolf]

Did he fumble questions about "the law" and how to apply it, or did he fumble questions about courtroom procedure? It is not the same thing.

Both.

[Cletus]

Both.

Okay. If that is the case, he probably should not be confirmed. If it was just a question of courtroom procedure, pulling out the manual for 5 minutes could fix that. If there is a lack of knowledge concerning the law and its application, that is problematic.