close on one other question and forgive me for interrupting, but i there s such a thing as a judicial filibuster, too. sorry. i was trying to get to the point. let me just ask i don t know you well, but i ve been impressed by our interaction and you ve been gracious and charming. why in the world would you call secretary of defense rumsfeld and george w. bush war criminals in a legal filing? it seems so out of character for you. senator, you may have been are you talking about briefs that i or habeas petitions that i filed? talking about when you were representing a member of the taliban and the department of defense identified him as an intelligence officer for the taliban, and you referred to the secretary of defense and the sitting president of the united states as war criminals. why would you do something like that? it seems so out of character? i don t remember that particular reference, and i was
crimes, but we have to do so fairly under our constitution. as someone who has had family members on patrol and in the line of fire, i care deeply about public safety. reporter: jackson s brother was a police officer in baltimore, and her two uncles were members of law enforcement. one was the chief of police in miami. but jackson s background has not insulated her from republican attacks, particularly for her record representing terrorism suspects detained at guantanamo bay. why in the world would you call secretary of defense rumsfeld and george w. bush war criminals in a legal filing? it seems so out of character for you. well, senator, i don t remember that particular reference, and i was representing my client and making arguments. reporter: democratic chairman dick durbin later providing
have people being held accountable for committing crimes, but we have to do so fairly under our constitution. as someone who has had family members on patrol and in the line of fire, i care deeply about public safety. jackson s brother was a police officer in baltimore and her two uncles were members of law enforcement. one was the chief of police in miami, but jackson s background has not insulated her from public attacks, particularly for her record representing terrorism suspects detained at guantanamo bay. why in the world would you call secretary of defense rumsfeld and george w. bush war criminals in a legal filing? it seems so out of character for you. well, senator, i don t remember that particular reference and i was representing my clients and making arguments.
other question and forgive me for interrupting. there s such a thing as a judicial filibuster too. trying to get to the point. i don t know you well but i ve been impressed by our interaction and you ve been gracious and charming. why in the world would you call secretary of defense rumsfelled and george w. bush war criminals in a legal filing? it seems so out of character for you? senator, you are you talking about briefs or habeas petitions i filed? i m talking about when you were representing a member of the taliban and the department of defense identified him as an intelligence officer for the taliban and you referred to the secretary of defense and the sitting president of the united states as war criminals. why would you do something like that? it seems so out of character? well, senator, i don t remember that particular
rumsfeld and george w. bush war criminals in a legal filing? it seems so out of character for you. well, senator, i don t remember that particular reference, and i was representing my client and making arguments. reporter: in the case in question, jackson did not, in fact, call the american government war criminals. she wrote that the alleged torture and other inhumane treatment in guantanamo bay constitute war crimes and/or crimes against humanity. senator cruz? reporter: republican senator ted cruz then grilling jackson, the first black woman nominated to the high court, about critical race theory. it views every conflict as a racial conflict. do you think that s an accurate way of viewing society in the world the we live in? senator, i don t think so, but i ve never studied critical race theory and i ve never used it. reporter: cruz then reading from a children s book called