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Gorsuch on Judicial Independence: ‘That’s a Softball’

By Thomas McKinless

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Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch fielded questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on the second day of his confirmation hearings Tuesday. When asked by Chairman Charles E. Grassley if he would have any trouble ruling against President Donald Trump, Gorsuch called it a “softball question.” “I have no difficulty ruling for or against any party, other than what the law and the facts in a particular case require,” Gorsuch said.

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