protections in the constitution against abuses of power. to try to get some candid responses and i thought it was very helpful. i had a chance to go over some general issues. look, she s a very qualified person, president brought forward a person who s being received i think very well by the united states senate. it does give us a chance to sort of set of stage for the hearings itself. you know, she s been quite critical of the confirmation hearing process having seen it from the inside as a staffer to now vice president biden, then senator biden. do you have any reason to believe, based on your discussions, that we should expect a greater level of candor from this nominee than we ve seen in recent confirmation hearings? we did talk about that in my office. i asked whether she was prepared to try to improve the ability to respond to questions that are asked. and obviously, there s a delicate balance that she has a responsibility not to prejudge
attended. no judicial experience. bringing a different perspective to the court. this is judge diane wood. she served in both the reagan and clinton justice departments. sometimes that can help in a confirmation hearing process. when you re finding someone worked under a republican and a democratic president. that they were respected within both administrations. i want to show you one more, too. another judge with lots of years on the bench. merrick garland is on the court of appeals since 1997. 13 years on the bench. one thing he did while working inside administrations as a prosecutor. he managed the investigation of the oklahoma city bombing.
the political dynamics that may be emerging during judge gorsuch s confirmation hearing. he may be pressed further on this as to why he s not going further and condemning the president for going after the judges handling this case. we are expected to talk to senator richard blumenthal of connecticut at any minute. we want a firsthand account from him. but just be clear, you re saying the white house came out and confirmed that the judge in fact said this to senator blumenthal? reporter: that s right. the spokesperson who was handling judge gorsuch s confirmation hearing process on capitol hill when asked by cnn did the judge say it was demoralizing and disheartening to hear the president of the united states refer to the judges in this case in the way he has over the last several days, that is exactly what we were told is what he said.