What they really mean is that Loretta Lynch should get a full and fair opportunity to be "lynched", giving the Rs a wonderful opportunity to bash Obama and Holder and feed red meat to their base.
My bolding below. My guess is that they will try to insist that minimally she agree with them about how horrible her predecessor was for not agreeing with them about the many things that they could never prove about him and Obama except with circumstantial evidence, hearsay and outright fabrications. Oh, they will have such fun with their bashing.... Lovely.
She is one brave woman to step into this lion's den.
Republicans say Lynch should undergo a careful and deliberate confirmation process to give lawmakers an opportunity to scrutinize the recent track record of the Justice Department.
GOP critics argue that outgoing Attorney General Holder often has applied the law selectively to help Obama’s political goals.
They point to the president’s executive action easing deportations of illegal immigrants who came to the country at a young age and the lack of indictments from the Justice Department against IRS officials accused of targeting conservative groups.
Sen. John Barrasso (Wyo.), another member of the Senate GOP leadership, said on Sunday that Lynch would have to answer questions about the legality of executive action on immigration.
"She is going to have to specifically come to the Hill, talk about trying to get better relations between the departments and the Hill, and specifically answer questions about executive amnesty, is it legal, is it constitutional," Barrasso said on "Fox News Sunday."
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) over the weekend repeated their call for postponing a vote on Lynch until the new Congress begins.
"President Obama’s attorney general nominee deserves fair and full consideration of the United States Senate, which is precisely why she should not be confirmed in the lame duck session of Congress by senators who just lost their seats and are no longer accountable to the voters," the Republican senators said in a statement.
"Loretta Lynch deserves the opportunity to demonstrate those qualities, beginning with a statement whether or not she believes the president’s executive amnesty plans are constitutional and legal," they added. |
