Republicans lean into uphill battle against 2 little-known Biden nominees

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Senate Republicans have spent weeks on a messaging binge portraying Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke, tapped for high-ranking DOJ positions, as 'extreme' and 'radical' nominees who will weaken law enforcement

Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as Vanita Gupta delivers remarks after being nominated to be U.S. associate attorney general. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe GOP almost certainly can’t stop Joe Biden from getting a lineup of leading progressives confirmed to senior Justice Department posts. But Republicans — especially those eyeing the White House — are eager to make the president’s party pay a political price.

Kristen Clarke delivers remarks after being nominated to be civil rights division assistant attorney general. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sen. Ted Cruz , another potential 2024 White House hopeful, described the two nominations as a "test" for Senate Democrats "who tell the voters that they're moderates." National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Rick Scott has mounted his own separate push to pressure Democrats facing competitive races in 2022 on Gupta, dubbing her a “radical" pick who'd embrace progressive calls to "defund the police.

 

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Republicans are super afraid of justice for some reason. Someone should look into that.

Thinking that any republican could be president after all this sh!t in the past few years makes me SICK.

Fran_Neena20409 It’s called trying to head off and besmirch two women who may end up with lifetime gigs on the Supreme Court.

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