Manchin Announces Opposition to Muslim Circuit Court Nominee

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he’ll oppose Adeel Mangi’s nomination to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, further imperiling the prospects for the historic Muslim appointment.

Manchin also said Thursday he’ll continue to oppose any of Joe Biden’s judicial nominees that Senate Republicans are universally voting against without being “a roadblock.”

“I don’t think he has any bipartisan support,” Manchin told reporters of Mangi’s prospects. “I’ve just come to the conclusion that I’m not going to continue to go down this path” of confirming judges with lifetime appointments on party-line votes.

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