Senator Challenges Judicial Nominees on Biden's 2020 Election Win

Who won the 2020 election?

I'd say that President Biden was certified the winner of the 2020 election.

He won the election.

Is that your response?

Senator, I think my response is he was certified as the winner by counting the electoral votes.

So you're unwilling to say he won the election.

How about you, Mr. Roberts?

I have the same answer as my colleague, Senator.

Same answer as the previous one?

The previous nominee.

The Senate did.

Mr. Coons, how about you?

Thank you, Senator.

And I have the same answer as Mr. Hendershot.

Same answer.

Unwilling to say that Joe Biden won the election, correct?

As Mr. Hendershot said, it has become a matter of political concern, and Joe Biden was certified

Well, it's a matter of political concern, but it's also an issue of fact, is it not?

Joe Biden was in fact certified the winner of the 2020 election.

Mr. Mark?

Same answer, Senator.

I am amazed and really appalled that nominees for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench

are unwilling to respond on an issue of fact.

And I'm not going to try to get an answer out of you, because clearly you've been rehearsed

to provide a stock answer, which I think really reflects not only on your honesty,

but really on your fitness to be a federal judge, because you are supposed to be independent

and to arrive at the truth based on the evidence before you.

And I think it's pretty irrefutable that Joe Biden won the election, but you're unwilling

to use that word because you are afraid.

You are afraid.

Of what?

President Trump?

That is exactly what we do not need on the federal bench today.

We need jurists who are fearless and strong, not weak and pathetic.

I can't tell you how disappointed I am.

We can disagree on issues of law.

We can disagree on issues of fact, but for you to simply avoid a factual and responsive

answer I think is a disrespect to this committee as well as to us.