Gorsuch on whether he’ll buck Trump: ‘That’s a softball’

Published March 21, 2017 2:03pm ET



Judge Neil Gorsuch told the Senate Judiciary Committee he would have no problem bucking President Trump as a Supreme Court justice, if need be.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley kicked off Tuesday’s hearings on Gorsuch’s nomination by asking about judicial independence and whether Gorsuch would be willing to rule against Trump.

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