A Freeze on New Biden Judges? – WSJ

Even if Mr. Menendez is present and amenable, the new Manchin rule seems to spell doom for at least one pending nomination that is almost certain to be rejected by Republicans. Tiana Headley and Zach Cohen reported for Bloomberg earlier this week:

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is the first Democratic senator to publicly voice concerns about Adeel Mangi, who serves on the advisory board of the Alliance of Families for Justice. The organization was co-founded by Kathy Boudin, who was convicted of felony murder for her role in a Brink s armored truck robbery in Nanuet, New York, that led to the deaths of two police officers in 1981.

Cortez Masto told Bloomberg Government on Tuesday that she absolutely has concerns about Mangi s affiliation with an organization that I have found has connections to individuals who killed police officers.

I ve been candid with my leadership about it, and the White House about my concerns, she said.

Masto wouldn t say whether she believes Mangi s nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit should be withdrawn, but that it s going to be up to the president to decide.

How did the president ever decide to nominate Mr. Mangi in the first place?

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I don’t know. Seems like a link to domestic terrorism to me, and we know how the Biden administration feels about domestic terrorism.