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Dick Durbin: “She's never conducted a direct examination, picked a jury…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Speaks Against Nomination of Kathleen Lane to be a U.S. District Court Judge

Published | Video Starts at 01:32

Not at all. The ABA detailed in their letter, quote, Ms. Lane has never trialed, tried a case as lead counsel, either civil or criminal. Moreover, quote, She's never conducted a direct examination, picked a jury, or offered an opening statement or closing argument in a trial. My Republican colleagues may claim ABA is partisan, but over the past year, the ABA has rated dozens of Trump nominees as qualified and, well, qualified. (01:32–01:42)

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Asserts that Ms. Lane lacks specific trial experiences.

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