nominations says trump in his republican allies sought out judicial nominees like cannon showing an overwhelming preference for individuals often lacking the experience previously considered necessary to sit on the bench. this reporting, i think, makes clear that she was targeted by truck and i'm not nearing anything close to sympathy. she made her own bed and she gets to lie it in now and it's laying bare at trump's cravenness. >> also, look, i think it is very heartening that the department of justice did not blink in the face of a visibly bad decision. 24 decision wasn't even workman like and it exposes the flaw in her legal reasoning and understanding. i don't think the department of justice had any -- any choice other than to appeal that ruling. it's also an indication that they regarded the stakes as so high that they couldn't let