Loretta Lynch confirmation hearing
Senate hearings have begun on whether to confirm U.S. Atty. Loretta Lynch as the next attorney general. The Los Angeles Times follows the events live.
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by Sari Horwitz via twitter 1/28/2015 5:00:13 PMRev. Lorenzo Lynch beaming as Sen. Durbin refers to his daughter riding on his shoulders during sit-ins&marches in the South during 1960s. -
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by Ryan J. Reilly via twitter 1/28/2015 5:03:41 PMLoretta Lynch mentions DOJ had cleared some state voter ID laws in the past (before 2013 SCOTUS case). VA was one: talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/just…
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by Matt Apuzzo via twitter 1/28/2015 5:05:10 PM"Let me ask you a long question about something none of the Republicans care about." -
by Ryan J. Reilly via twitter 1/28/2015 5:05:42 PM.@SenatorDurbin notes GOP changed name of Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing civil rights. More on that here: huff.to/1JiNgdE
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by Matt Apuzzo via twitter 1/28/2015 5:06:13 PMGraham could be the most interesting 10 minutes of the day
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by Seung Min Kim via twitter 1/28/2015 5:06:23 PMLL tells Lindsey @GrahamBlog that she supports the death penalty. "I believe the death penalty is an effective penalty." -
by etuckerAP via twitter retweeted by SariHorwitz 1/28/2015 5:07:07 PMLynch states unequivocally that she supports use of death penalty as effective punishment. -
by A_Grossman via twitter retweeted by ryanjreilly 1/28/2015 5:07:27 PMLynch doesn't quite answer Graham yes or no on support for death penalty. "I believe that the death penalty is an effective penalty." -
by Seung Min Kim via twitter 1/28/2015 5:08:06 PMLL tells Lindsey @GrahamBlog on whether she supports the death penalty. "I believe the death penalty is an effective penalty."
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by Seung Min Kim via twitter 1/28/2015 5:10:59 PMLoretta Lynch asked about NSA surveillance programs. She calls them "certainly constitutional and effective."
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by Matt Apuzzo via twitter 1/28/2015 5:11:07 PMLoretta Lynch on NSA programs: "Certainly constitutional, and effective."
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by Lynn Sweet via twitter 1/28/2015 5:12:12 PM#LorettaLynch facing Sen Lindsey Graham re NSA and legalizing pot -
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by joshgerstein via twitter retweeted by seungminkim 1/28/2015 5:16:54 PMLynch to Graham: "I look forward to continuing the discussion" with you about legalizing polygamy -
by PostTV via twitter retweeted by SariHorwitz 1/28/2015 5:17:04 PMObama's nominee for attorney general Loretta Lynch is discussing marijuana legalization. Watch live: wapo.st/1wB4BFJ -
by jennifer bendery via twitter retweeted by ryanjreilly 1/28/2015 5:17:10 PMSen. Graham asking Lynch about legal difference between same-sex marriage and polygamy. Lynch: I haven't done that legal analysis. -
by Matt Apuzzo via twitter 1/28/2015 5:18:04 PMGraham didn't raise the issue of Gitmo vs civilian courts, which could have been the best tete a tete of the day.
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by Seung Min Kim via twitter 1/28/2015 5:56:48 PMMy latest wrap-up of what you need to know from Loretta Lynch's AG confirmation hearing today politico.com/story/2015/01/…
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by tim phelps via twitter 1/28/2015 7:22:54 PMLynch on corporate crime: "No individual is too big to jail. Noone is above the law. " -
by Sari Horwitz via twitter 1/28/2015 7:22:56 PM"No individual is too big to jail.No one is above the law." Lynch reply when asked about perception that DOJ is too lenient on corp crime.
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by Ryan J. Reilly via twitter 1/28/2015 7:24:32 PM
So far, no questions for Loretta Lynch about her record on toner costs. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8dc3ZbCIAAqbZc.png
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by Ari Melber via twitter 1/28/2015 7:25:23 PM -
by Sari Horwitz via twitter 1/28/2015 7:26:07 PMSen. Vitter to Lynch: "I have a huge concern about the pres illegal, unconst. amnesty& a huge concern that you think it's w/in the law."
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CRUZ: "If confirmed how would your tenure as Attorney General differ than Eric Holder's?" #LorettaLynch -
by Seung Min Kim via twitter 1/28/2015 7:28:09 PMVitter has interrupted Lynch several times, clearly not pleased with her answers
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by tim phelps via twitter 1/28/2015 7:32:15 PMLynch faces first openly hostile questioning from David Vitter of Louisiana, on immigration.Does not budge that Obama approach "reasonable."
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by Ari Melber via twitter 1/28/2015 7:40:59 PM
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by Sari Horwitz via twitter 1/28/2015 7:46:28 PMLynch said that she will continue Holder's effort to reduce prison pop by reducing sentences of low-level offenders,calls it "reasonable."
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by joshgerstein via twitter retweeted by seungminkim 1/28/2015 7:47:00 PMSuggested Lynch answer: "I am not Jeh Johnson"
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by Seung Min Kim via twitter 1/28/2015 7:49:44 PMFor the record, @sendavidperdue is the only senator here right now.
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by Seung Min Kim via twitter 1/28/2015 7:55:39 PMPerdue brought up the issue of military tribunals. I'm actually surprised it took this long to come up
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by Sari Horwitz via twitter 1/28/2015 7:56:11 PMLoretta Lynch to Sen. David Perdue of Ga.: "If a terrorist threatens Americans here or abroad, they will face American justice."
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by Byron York via twitter 1/28/2015 8:18:38 PM
RT @colintreed: .@MittRomney drops by an MSU poli sci class, talks foreign policy and takes student questions http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8doQcACYAAtd9V.jpg
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by Sari Horwitz via twitter 1/28/2015 8:18:50 PMSen. Tillis from Lynch's state of North Carolina asking her about voting law in North Carolina, which has been challenged in court by DOJ.
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by Byron York via twitter 1/28/2015 11:14:23 PMBoehner to @BretBaier: 'I was the Tea Party before there was a Tea Party.'
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No rules/filibuster changes coming in Senate. "No consensus," McConnell says. Rs would only change w/ 67 votes.
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by Ed O'Keefe via twitter 1/28/2015 11:27:27 PMAs House Democratic retreat begins, @WhipHoyer is channeling Charlie Dent's review of the 1st 3 weeks of GOP Congress. -
by Ed O'Keefe via twitter 1/28/2015 11:27:53 PMYou can read Charlie Dent's infamous quote about the 1sts weeks of new Congress, here: washingtonpost.com/politics/abort…
