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Wiz Imp

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5. Fetterman has voted for a grand total of ONE Trump judge.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:50 PM
18 hrs ago

On the other hand:

During Trump’s second term, 19 Democrats have voted to confirm at least one of Trump’s nominees. New Hampshire Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen have voted to confirm six and seven nominees, respectively, and Rhode Island senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who sits on the Judiciary Committee, has voted for five. Among Senate Democrats, Durbin and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine are tied for the lead in this ignominious category with eight yes votes apiece.

Among Democrats on the Judiciary Committee, only Blumenthal, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, and California Senator Alex Padilla have opposed every judicial nominee in committee. Every other member of the committee has decided at least once that they are willing to lend bipartisan credibility to Trump’s judicial appointments—creating the perception that his extreme nominees might not actually be reactionary, election-denial sympathizers who are willing to say whatever it takes to get Trump to entrust them with a lifetime judgeship.

https://ballsandstrikes.org/nominations/senate-democrats-trump-nominees-committee-votes/
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee:
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Chris Coons (D-DE)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Peter Welch (D-VT)
Adam Schiff (D-CA)

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