#319: Jeff Sessions Discusses Direction of the Courts

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🗓️ 15 October 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Despite the rancor, President Donald Trump has been extremely effective at getting judges confirmed. Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh sit on the Supreme Court, and 29 of his nominees have been confirmed as circuit judges. In today’s episode, Rob Bluey sits down with Attorney General Jeff Sessions to discuss the direction of American courts. Plus: A new study shows Americans feel strong pressure to keep their mouths shut in public. We also cover these stories:--President Trump says "answers will be forthcoming shortly" on what happened to the journalist who covered Saudi Arabia and recently disappeared.--Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., isn't happy that the White House has picked new nominees for the 9th Circuit Court. --There’s a new migrant march winding its way toward the United States, with up to 3,000 participants.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, October 17th coming to you from President's Club,
0:10.2	an annual gathering in Washington, D.C. hosted by the Heritage Foundation.
0:14.4	I'm Kate Trinko and I'm Daniel Davis.
0:17.2	Well despite the rancor President Trump has been extremely effective at
0:21.2	getting judges confirmed.
0:23.3	Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh now sit on the Supreme Court
0:26.8	and 29 of Trump's nominees have confirmed as circuit judges.
0:31.6	In today's episode, Rob Bluey, our editor-in-chief,
0:34.6	sits down with Attorney General Jeff Sessions to discuss the direction of American courts.
0:40.0	Plus, a new study shows that Americans feel strong pressure to keep their mouth shut in public.
0:46.0	We'll unpack the findings.
0:48.0	But first we'll cover a few of the top headlines. lines. in Saudi Arabia amid strained relations in recent days as an international controversy
1:05.5	continues to brew over the disappearance of a Saudi journalist.
1:09.7	The Saudi Crown Prince agree that there needs to be a thorough investigation into the disappearance of Jamal Kashoggi,
1:16.0	Washington Post columnist who had supported liberalizing reforms in his home country.
1:21.0	Kishoggi vanished on October the second after having entered the Saudi embassy in Istanbul,
1:26.8	Turkey.
1:27.9	The Saudis at first denied any wrongdoing, but more recently, CNN has reported that the Saudis are preparing to admit
1:34.7	that he was accidentally killed in an interrogation gone wrong.
1:38.6	Senator Lindsey Graham is furious at Saudi Arabia in In a Fox and Friends interview Tuesday,
1:44.0	the South Carolina Republican
1:45.8	said of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
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