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Just hours before the Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was set to begin, NBC’s Today and CBS This Morning eagerly parroted Democratic talking points against President Trump’s judicial pick and promised an “intense grilling” for the federal judge as the “ugly” process got underway.
On Today, correspondent Kristen Welker announced: “Judge Neil Gorsuch is bracing for what will undoubtedly be an intense grilling by Democrats here on Capitol Hill.” She noted that Gorsuch was “preparing vigorously” for the hearing, then ominously asked: “But will it be enough?”