Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE should be in “timeout” from appointing Supreme Court nominees while under impeachment proceedings.
Harris was asked on the “Iowa Starting Line Podcast” whether she thought a president undergoing impeachment inquiries be permitted to nominate Supreme Court justices.
“That’s a great question,” she responded. “I think he should be put on a timeout across the board.”
@patrynard: “Should a president under impeachment proceedings be allowed to appoint a Supreme Court nominee?”@KamalaHarris “That’s a great question. I think he should be put on a timeout across the board.”
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Harris also told the podcast that Congress needs to “do everything possible” to protect whistleblowers from the president.
“He is clearly committing crimes in plain view,” she said. “He has engaged in suppression of evidence. He has intimidated witnesses. He is creating fear.”
An impeachment inquiry began after it was revealed that Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “look into” former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE, Trump’s potential 2020 opponent.
The phone conversation between the leaders came to light after a whistleblower report was filed in the intelligence community.
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