Watch Live: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Updated Tuesday at 8:52 a.m.
The Senate Judiciary Committee begins up to four days of hearings Monday on President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
If confirmed, Barrett, 48, would replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the high court.
The hearing Monday was devoted to opening statements from members of the panel, followed by that of Barrett, who is currently a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the seventh circuit.
Questioning of the nominee will begin Tuesday and last through Wednesday. Outside witnesses testify for and against Barrett on Thursday.
The nomination has become a political lightening rod, as Democrats charge Republicans are rushing it to get Barrett confirmed before the Nov. 3 election, arguing the seat should be filled by the next president.
The committee is expected to vote on Oct. 22, followed by a full Senate vote.
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