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WATCH: Legal expert turns Republican senator's attempted grilling around on him

Senator John Kennedy received an unexpected response from Amanda Frost when pressing her on SCOTUS ethics

By Travis Gettys

Published May 5, 2022 11:15AM (EDT)

US Senator John Kennedy, R-Louisiana (DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)
US Senator John Kennedy, R-Louisiana (DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Republican senator pressed a legal expert to explain ethical responsibilities for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and she turned his arguments against him.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) repeatedly asked Amanda Frost, a law professor at American University and a critic of existing recusal provisions, whether it was improper for then-Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer to put public pressure on the court to uphold abortion rights, which he suggested undermined their integrity.

"Unfortunately, over the last decade, particularly the last five years or so, I have seen the court come under attack from so many different sources," Frost said, before Kennedy interrupted to rephrase his question. "I would certainly not support a senator criticizing the court. It's also a problem when the Senate of the United States will not confirm a nominee for over a year, leaving the court with eight justices."

Then-Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell refused to allow nomination hearings for Merrick Garland, whom Barack Obama had tapped to replace the late Antonin Scalia nearly eight months before the 2020 election, and GOP senators held the seat open until Donald Trump was inaugurated and selected Neil Gorsuch.

"It's also a problem when Congress will not amend existing legislation to improve the process of recusal so that all the justices can weigh in on a recusal position," Frost said, "and protect the integrity of that court. All of those are a problem."

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