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In the past 50 years, there have been several contentious Supreme Court nomination processes.

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White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain (left) and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex. (right).Chip Somodevilla, Win McNamee/Getty Images
  • The White House chief of staff called out Cruz.

  • The most extreme justice in history will be by the SCOTUS nominee.

  • In Jackson's record, he supports this assertion.

The White House chief of staff called out Ted Cruz for his comments about the Supreme Court nominee.

There is nothing in Judge Jackson's record, experience, or temperament that supports the claim that he would be the "furthest left justice" in the Supreme Court.

As the Senate Judiciary Committee met to consider Jackson's nomination on Monday, Cruz said he opposed her and grilled her during her confirmation hearings.

There are 115 men and women who have served on the Supreme Court. Cruz said that if Judge Jackson is confirmed, she will prove to be the most extreme and furthest left justice ever to serve on the Supreme Court.

The senator had accused Klain. The White House has dismissed GOP criticisms of Jackson's record since Biden announced her as his nominee.

Cruz, along with several other Republican senators, have alleged that Jackson is soft on crime because of her sentencing record on child-pornography cases. Republicans have seized on a few cases in which Jackson imposed shorter sentences than the federal guidelines recommended.

Legal experts said that the accusations were baseless because they lack key context and data that shows Jackson's record mirrors that of most federal judges and that the sentencing guidelines are outdated and overly severe.

Cruz pressed Jackson for her views on culture war issues, including critical race theory. Jackson made it clear that critical race theory is not part of her jurisprudence.

The White House chief of staff is trying to distract from the fact that he is overseeing an administration that is flailing both domestically and internationally, according to a statement from a Cruz spokesman.

Judge Jackson has a disturbing record of being soft-on-crime, including handing down lighter sentences in child pornography cases than national averages.

At her confirmation hearings, Jackson said she decided cases without fear or favor.

She has received endorsements from top law-enforcement officials and organizations across the country, which have rebuked the GOP accusations against her. Both Democratic- and Republican-appointed judges have supported Jackson's nomination.

Cruz is considered a potential White House contender should Donald Trump not run, and his criticism of Jackson during the confirmation hearings were seen as an appeal to likely voters in the next presidential race.

Jackson's nomination will be voted on by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. Schumer would have to use special procedures to push Jackson's nomination forward. Her final confirmation vote is expected later this week. Jackson would be the first black woman on the Supreme Court.

—Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) April 4, 2022

The original article is on Business Insider.

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