Trump’s blasts at judge raise questions for Gorsuch on independence

Curt Levey, a conservative legal activist, said Trump’s controversial comments and his intended disruptive role will transform the Senate hearing and debate on Gorsuch.

“This confirmation process may well be different, with President Trump’s tweets and other remarks driving the flow,” Levey wrote in an op-ed in the Hill newspaper, adding, “Don’t be surprised if Democrats question Trump’s legitimacy to make Supreme Court nominations and hold Gorsuch’s nomination hostage to extraneous demands on the president.”

Read more in The Washington Post.