Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, sought to assure senators Tuesday he would be independent, impartial and willing to rule against the occupant the White House. Grassley asked whether Gorsuch “would have any trouble ruling against the president who appointed you.”“That’s a softball, Mr. Chairman,” Gorsuch replied. While the 10th Circuit Court panel upheld an administrative judge’s ruling in favor of the fired driver, Gorsuch dissented. “Are you comfortable with your nomination being described in such transactional terms?” Franken asked Gorsuch. Then she asked Gorsuch what information he had showing that the techniques were effective, a finding that was contradicted by a 7,000-page report congressional investigators published on the issue.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 21, 2017 23:35 UTC