Impressed with gorsuchs brand of independence, if you will. The Supreme Court nominee criticized President Trumps attacks on the judiciary. But he has only done that in private. Thats what has some democrats a tad suspicious. Heres what democratic senator Richard Blumenthal told Andrea Mitchell just a few minutes ago. There is all the more need now for him to publicly condemn these attacks on the media. There is no question that he told me that the attacks were disheartening and demoralizing but he needs to be stronger, more public. Condemn President Trumps unprecedented outremainingous abhorrent attacks on judiciary publicly and clearly. The connecticut senator met with gorsuch wednesday. He said that gorsuch told him he was, quote disheartened and demoralized by trumps attacks on federal judges. A spokesman for judge gorsuch confirmed that version of events to nbc news. Noms, donald trump once again offering a different set of facts, trying to muddy the waters into resuscitating one