RICHARD BLUMENTHAL BLASTS TRUMP JUDICIAL NOMINEES AS UNFIT AND BIASED DURING SENATE HEARING
May 7, 2026
Senator Richard Blumenthal @senblumenthal just scorched a panel of judicial nominees in a viral Senate Judiciary hearing, calling their behavior “pathetic” and an insult to the committee. The tension boiled over when the nominees, hand-picked by the Trump administration, refused to answer a simple, factual question: Who won the 2020 election?
Blumenthal didn’t mince words, telling the nominees they were clearly intimidated by the prospect of the President withdrawing their nominations if they dared to state the truth.
He slammed them for being unable to acknowledge the 2020 election results or describe the January 6th attack as a violent mob, despite the overwhelming evidence.
“I really regret that you don’t have the grit to stand up and speak out on an issue of such fundamental importance,” Blumenthal told one nominee. He argued that if they don’t have the courage to tell the truth in a hearing, they don’t deserve a lifetime appointment to the bench.
How can we trust a court system where the people in robes are too scared of a tweet to admit who won an election six years ago?
Courtesy of @senblumenthal
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English Script:
Senator Richard Blumenthal: Who won the 2020 election?
Unknown man: I’d say that President Biden was certified the winner of the 2020 election.
Senator Richard Blumenthal: He won the election. Is that your response?
Unknown man: Senator, I think my response is he was certified as the winner by counting the electoral.
Senator Richard Blumenthal: You’re unwilling to say he won the election. How about you, Mr. Roberts?
Mr. Roberts: I have the same answer as my colleague, Senator.
Senator Richard Blumenthal: Same answer as the previous one.
Mr. Roberts: The previous nominee. The Senate did…
Senator Richard Blumenthal: Mr. Kuns, how about you?
Mr. Kuns: Thank you, Senator, and I have the same answer as Mr..
Senator Richard Blumenthal: Same answer. Unwilling to say that Joe Biden won the election. Correct?
Mr. Kuns: As Mr. Henderson said, it has become a matter of political concern and Joe Biden…
Senator Richard Blumenthal: Well it’s a matter of concern, but it’s also an issue of fact, is it not?
Mr. Kuns: Joe Biden was in fact, certified the winner of the 2020 election.
Senator Richard Blumenthal: Mr. Mark?
Mr. Mark: Same answer, Senator.
Senator Richard Blumenthal: 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 jurors 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.
