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Government,
Civil Rights,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Mar. 6, 2019

Trump administration calls California senators’ attack on nominee a ‘misleading smear’

The Trump administration on Tuesday called a statement by California’s Democratic senators aimed at stopping the nomination of Jenner & Block partner Kenneth Lee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a “highly misleading smear” and denied their allegation he had hid documents to obstruct the vetting process.

Trump administration calls California senators’ attack on nominee a ‘misleading smear’
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), left, and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 9, 2018.

The Trump administration on Tuesday called a statement by California’s Democratic senators aimed at stopping the nomination of Jenner & Block LLP partner Kenneth Lee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a “highly misleading smear” and denied their allegation he had hid documents to obstruct the vetting process.

U.S. senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statemen...

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