Roberts repeatedly defended himself throughout the day for his decision over which questions to answer. I should not, based on the precedent of prior nominees, agree or disagree with particular decisions and I'm reluctant to do that, ... That's one of the areas, I think, prior nominees have drawn the line.
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Senator, my answer is that the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court requires that nominees before this committee for a position on that court not forecast, give predictions, give hints, about how they might rule in cases that might come before the Supreme Court,
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This is a difficult business. It has its ups and downs. There are a number of different directions that management could have taken and it became quite clear during the months of December and January ... that they were looking in a different direction for the main person other than me.
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