Bloomberg Law: Judicial Nominees Take New Tack on 2020 Election Questions
This excerpt is from a piece that originally ran on June 10, 2026.
Court nominees appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee gave a new answer to inquiries about who won the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost, a question that progressives view as a litmus test on judicial independence.
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For progressive advocacy groups, the nominees’ answers did little to assuage concerns about judicial independence.
“Senators must remain vigilant to block loyalist judicial nominees who seek to quietly sneak through the confirmation process,” said Rachel Rossi, the president of Alliance For Justice, in a statement.