Breaking: Sen. Chris Coons: Amy Coney Barrett Has ‘Extreme,’ ‘Disqualifying’ Views, Confirmation Push ‘Constitutes Court-Packing’

Senate Judiciary Committee member Chris Coons (D., Del.) on Sunday said that Republicans' push to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett ahead of the November 3 election "constitutes court packing" and called the judge's views "not just extreme," but "disqualifying."

Coons's comments came during an appearance on Chris Wallace's "Fox News Sunday," in which he defended Democrats' calls to add additional seats to the Supreme Court in retaliation for the Senate going forward with Barrett's confirmation hearings only weeks before the election. 

“I’m going to be laying out the ways in which Judge Barrett’s views . . . are not just extreme, they’re disqualifying,” Coons said of his plans for Barrett’s confirmation hearings, set to begin on Monday.

Sen. Chris Coons: Amy Coney Barrett Has 'Extreme,' 'Disqualifying' Views, Confirmation Push 'Constitutes Court-Packing' Coons made the comments as he defended Democrats' calls to add additional seats to the Supreme ... READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.