Alex Padilla: “President Trump has decided to throw out the American Bar…”

“Yes. Okay, so without clerkship time would be less. That's correct. It would be seven years. Although. And I think it's important for this committee to consider that, because while President Trump has decided to throw out the American Bar Association's nonpartisan rating system. I know that the American Bar association does have a threshold for litigation experience for any nominee to receive a qualified rating, and you seem to fall short of that.” (03:51–03:57)

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