{"id":223621,"date":"2021-03-14T22:31:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T02:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=223621"},"modified":"2021-03-14T22:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T02:31:11","slug":"gop-senators-grill-biden-doj-pick-vanita-gupta-over-attacks-on-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-grill-biden-doj-pick-vanita-gupta-over-attacks-on-gop\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators grill Biden DOJ pick Vanita Gupta over attacks on GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fgop-senators-grill-biden-doj-pick-vanita-gupta-over-attacks-on-gop%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=223621&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_2386611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2386611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vanita Gupta spoke during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine her nomination to be Associate Attorney General, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:20 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, March 14, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta is facing immense scrutiny from Republican senators over her apparent partisan career.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing to consider Gupta\u2019s nomination for associate U.S. attorney general, the number three spot in the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>GOP committee members grilled Gupta over her progressive stances on several issues, including defunding police departments and trust-busting Big Tech companies.<\/p>\n<p>They also wanted her to clarify her vitriolic rhetoric to Republican lawmakers and judges appointed by President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe called the confirmation of now Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett \u2018illegitimate.\u2019 She called Judge Kavanaugh a \u2018privileged lifelong partisan,&#8217;\u201d Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) stated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2386612\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2386612\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2386612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-942.jpeg\" alt=\"Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, speaks during hearing for Vanita Gupta, nominated to be Associate Attorney General, and Lisa Monaco nominated to be Deputy Attorney General, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-942.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-943.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-944.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-945.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2386612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley of Iowa spoke during hearing for Vanita Gupta on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Republicans also took issue with Gupta\u2019s seemingly flip-floppy stances on certain issues. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) highlighted her previous position of decriminalizing all drugs, and her reversal leading up to her confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called out Gupta for saying she opposes defund the police rhetoric, despite advocating for it to Congress last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden\u2019s pick for Associate Attorney General, Vanita Gupta, the number three position at the DOJ has demonstrated an intolerance for and hostility to anyone that disagrees with her far-Left political positions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fNX40Dz9vh\">pic.twitter.com\/fNX40Dz9vh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1369343840918863883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cChairman Durbin asked you about abolishing the police and you said I do not support defunding the police, which is clearly the right political answer seeking to get confirmed,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cI would note that just a few months ago, last year in written correspondence with the Senate of the United States, you encouraged Congress to \u2018reexamine federal spending priorities and shrink the footprint of the police and criminal legal system in this country.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Gupta said many changes in her policy stances came from working for the DOJ during the Obama administration. She claimed if confirmed, she would work hard to reach across the aisle and employ staffers with different political opinions.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the Senate Judiciary Committee has to vote to move forward Gupta\u2019s nomination before the full Senate has a chance to confirm her nomination.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/dozens-shot-few-dead-in-weekend-chicago-violence\/\">Dozens Shot, Few Dead In Weekend Chicago Violence<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanita Gupta spoke during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine her nomination to be Associate Attorney General, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Washington. 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