Senator Says Senate Will Move Ahead With Controversial Biden Judicial Nominee

Michael Delaney is in serious danger after parents of victims of sexual assault speak out

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D.N.H.), says that the Senate will proceed with President Joe Biden’s controversial nominee Michael Delaney. Delaney is being criticized for unmasking victims of sexual assault.

Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, a senator from New Hampshire, introduced Delaney into the Senate Judiciary Committee. “moving forward” With his nomination according to Politico.

In a lawsuit brought by Chessy Prout (a student at St. Paul’s School, New Hampshire), Delaney represented St. Paul’s School. Prout sought anonymity at the civil trial. Delaney opposed this motion.

Prout and Republicans protested his conduct at the trial. Prout was supported in the past by his family. Shaheen and Hassan applauded Delaney. “commitment to justice” He introduced him to Senate Judiciary Committee in a note. Shaheen indicated Monday Delaney would receive an “excellent judge,” According to Politico.

Senate Majority Leader Senator Dick Durbin (D. Ill.), was less direct when being asked Monday about Delaney. telling reporters, “There have been some important issues raised.”

“I think he needs to be treated fairly,” Durbin stated. “Let’s wait and see.”

The current Senate dynamics make it difficult for Democrats to find a balance with the judicial nominees. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D. Calif.), which raised concerns regarding Delaney’s health, is currently being treated in her own state for shingles. After being treated for depression at Walter Reed Hospital, Sen. John Fetterman (D. Pa.) has also been reported missing.

No hearings have been scheduled by the Senate Judiciary Committee for March judicial nominees. Chessy Prout wrote an opinion piece in the Boston Globe Initial publication: “I know Michael Delaney. After what he did, he doesn’t deserve to be a judge.”

“Biden’s nomination as well as the nominee’s support from Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire show me and other survivors that they approve of what Delaney and St. Paul’s School put me and my family through, which is far from my initial impression of their values,” Prout wrote.