CNN anchor Jake Tapper pressed Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Sunday to say whether Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) should resign from office — comparing the potential consequences of the 89-year-old senator not stepping down to the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which led to the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority.
“At what point do the tens of millions of voters currently lacking full representation in the Senate from California — at what point do they matter more than the feelings of a colleague whose health has been in question for a long time?” Tapper asked Durbin on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“I can just tell you that Senator Feinstein is my friend and my colleague of many years,” answered Durbin, 78. “She’s gone through an awful lot. She lost her husband last year, and she’s had some real medical issues that are problematic for her at her age at this point. I hope she returns, and I hope it’s this week.”
Durbin pointed out that without Feinstein, the Judiciary Committee would be unable to subpoena figures such as Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo, who reportedly have given gifts over the years to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and helped pay for housing, tuition and other expenses for some members of the justice’s family.
“I hope she does what is best for her and her family and the state of California and makes a decision soon as to whether she is coming back,” Durbin added.
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