Murkowski: Abortion Pill Judge Pulled “Bait And Switch”

Congress Minutes reports:

Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted to confirm Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk. And boy, does she regret it. Sure, she disagrees with his decision to try and block access to abortion medication.

But a Washington Post report that he switched out his name on an article not disclosed during his confirmation process criticizing Obama administration policies on abortion and transgender people has the Alaska Republican hopping mad.

“You want to talk about the ultimate bait and switch? I feel like I got duped. I feel like voted for somebody based on what had been presented to me. And you do this? That is totally, totally wrong,” Murkowski said in an interview on Wednesday.

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Murkowski torches Kacsmaryk over WaPo story that he swapped out his name on article criticizing Obama policies

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