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Trump’s Judge Picks Suffer Major Collapse during Senate Hearing!!

May 3, 2026

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Democratic senators and even some Republicans grilled Donald Trump's nominees for federal judgeships during recent Senate confirmation hearings, exposing their reluctance to affirm basic constitutional facts and historical events. The host, a former lawyer and law professor, argues that these evasions reveal the nominees' unfitness for lifetime appointments, playing clips to demonstrate repeated patterns of dodging questions on Trump's eligibility for a third term, the 2020 election, January 6, and other issues.

Evasions on Presidential Term Limits

Senator Chris Coons pressed nominees on the 22nd Amendment, which limits presidents to two elected terms. When asked directly if Trump, having been elected twice, is eligible to run again in 2028, nominee Mr. Mark responded that it depended on "all the facts" and struck him as hypothetical. Others deferred to reviewing materials or stayed silent. Coons highlighted the amendment's plain language—"no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice"—noting no nominee would affirm it outright, calling it a failure to apply the Constitution directly.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:30) **Intro to Trump Nominees Failing Hearings** - Host outlines basic questions tripping up judicial nominees on Trump eligibility, 2020 election, Jan 6, and war powers
  • 2 (01:45) **Sen. Coons Questions 22nd Amendment** - Nominee Mark dodges Trump's third-term eligibility, unable to cite constitutional term limits plainly
  • 3 (03:37) **Sen. Blumenthal on 2020 Election Winner** - Nominees evade stating Biden won, citing "political dispute" despite certification facts
  • 4 (07:16) **Blumenthal Probes Jan 6 Attack** - Nominees label Capitol attack "political controversy," claim potential future litigation
  • 5 (09:14) **Sen. Kennedy on War Powers** - Nominee Handershot confuses Article I congressional war powers vs. Article II commander-in-chief
  • 6 (11:18) **Sen. Durbin on Second Amendment Views** - Nominee tied to gun group opposing all regulations dodges, cites potential cases
  • 7 (13:43) **Durbin on Following Court Orders** - Nominee defends past resistance to Ohio redistricting orders as client advocacy

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Show Notes

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s judge picks crashing and burning during Senate Hearings.

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