{"id":1266457,"date":"2022-02-02T16:38:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T21:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266457"},"modified":"2022-02-02T16:38:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T21:38:22","slug":"sen-cruz-rips-into-judicial-nominee-kenly-kato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-rips-into-judicial-nominee-kenly-kato\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Cruz rips into judicial nominee Kenly Kato"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-cruz-rips-into-judicial-nominee-kenly-kato%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266457&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2521171\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2521171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ken Cedeno-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:10 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, February 2, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>A fiery exchange broke out between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and judicial nominee Kenly Kato. During Kato\u2019s Senate Judiciary hearing on Tuesday, Cruz asked her if she believes racial discrimination is wrong. However, Kato, who is considered by senators for a life-time appointment as a judge, was apparently unable to give a yes or no answer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I asked Kenly Kiya Kato, President Biden\u2019s nominee to be judge of the Central District of California, if racial discrimination is wrong.<\/p>\n<p>She was unable to answer that simple question. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zgxe4MIjJU\">pic.twitter.com\/Zgxe4MIjJU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1488607437137534983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Texas lawmaker then grilled her about a book review she co-wrote as a law student in which she wrote that neo-conservative Asian Americans internalize the \u201cdialogue of oppressors.\u201d According to Cruz, she also suggested in the review that Asian Americans should support policies that discriminate against their ethnic group. Kato danced around the questions regarding her comments, but Cruz fired back and demanded answers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Biden Administration has a pattern of nominating left-wing activists to the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Kenly Kiya Kato is no exception. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xAE2JjHdxM\">pic.twitter.com\/xAE2JjHdxM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1488666977660932100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cruz also pointed to a lawsuit that Harvard, her alma matter, is facing before the U.S. Supreme Court, which accuses the university of discriminating against Asian American undergraduate applicants. However, when Cruz asked her if she finds that practice to be concerning, she declined to discuss the case.<\/p>\n<p>This comes at a time when Cruz, along with other GOP senators, warned the Biden administration has a pattern of nominating political activists and radicals to the bench. In the meantime, if the full Senate confirms Kato\u2019s nomination she will have a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for life.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gop-senators-likely-to-thoroughly-vet-bidens-supreme-court-pick\/\">GOP Senators Likely To \u2018Thoroughly Vet\u2019 Biden\u2019s Supreme Court Pick<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC. 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