Kennedy grilled Campbell who lied; But nice to Lanthier

Biden judicial nominee Nashville labor lawyer Karla Campbell.

Campbell is Biden’s nominee for the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. After several denials of Kennedy’s accusation that she had lied to other Republicans on the committee about her representation of a left-wing activist group called Workers’ Dignity (which Texas Sen. Ted Cruz characterized as an “openly Marxist organization”), Campbell admitted she had in fact been associated with them in their early days.

Mary Kay Lanthier’s nomination to federal bench in Vermont draws praise in Senate hearing

On 6/20/2024, Mary Kay Lanthier’s nomination to serve as a federal judge in Vermont appears to face little resistance as members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee posed few questions to her during her nomination hearing. Lanthier, who was born in Rutland and lives in Orwell, was nominated by President Joe Biden in May to serve as a federal judge in Vermont. Sanders and fellow Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., had recommended Lanthier for the position. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, the lone Republican seated on the panel at the time of Lanthier’s testimony, did not ask her any legal questions. Instead, Kennedy asked Lanthier’s daughter, who was seated in the gallery, if there was anything she wanted to say and she declined.

“If you change your mind, just let me know, OK?” Kennedy told her.

“If you say anything, be careful,” Welch said to Lanthier’s daughter, drawing a laugh from the crowd.

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Kennedy grilled Campbell who lied; But nice to Lanthier

Key Points

Biden judicial nominee Nashville labor lawyer Karla Campbell

• Campbell is Biden’s nominee for the U
• After several denials of Kennedy’s accusation that she had lied to other Republicans on the committee about her representation of a left-wing activist group called Workers’ Dignity (which Texas Sen
• Ted Cruz characterized as an “openly Marxist organization”), Campbell admitted she had in fact been associated with them in their early days

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• You told Senator Grassley that you’d never represented workers’ dignity, didn’t you
• Senator, I have never represented that organization
• I served for a period of two or three years, more than a decade ago, on an advisory board to help them set up as a nonprofit
• In fact, you were so supportive of workers’ dignity that not only did you represent them, you didn’t charge them a fee
• Senator, when I was on their advisory board more than a decade ago, I did volunteer my time
• Your daughter’s name is Addison or Allison
• If you change your mind, just let me know, okay
• I like that last question, Senator from Louisiana

Full transcript: 243 words transcribed via Whisper AI.