Sen. Jacky Rosen ( D., Nevada ) became the third Democrat to challenge Adeel Mangi, President Joe Biden’s contentious nominee for federal appeals court.  ,
Rosen joined Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto ( D., Nev. ) and Joe Manchin ( D., W. Va. ) in opposing Mangi, a Muslim- American lawyer and nominee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, according to NBC News. Despite his involvement with anti-cop and anti-Israel parties, Mangi has received resistance in recent months from Senate Republicans.  ,  ,
” Given the concerns I’ve heard from law enforcement in Nevada, I am not planning to vote to confirm this nominee”, Rosen said in a statement Wednesday.
In a speech to NBC, White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients denounced the criticism of Mangi. According to Zients,” Some Senate Republicans and their extraordinary allies are persistently smearing Adeel Mangi with false accusations that he is anti-police.” The nearby to a few law enforcement organizations that have supported him concur, and that is far from the truth.
Manchin on Friday said he would never vote for Mangi, describing the Biden- backed prosecutor as not a “reasonable” candidate. Last Tuesday, Cortez Masto became the first Senate Democrat to publicly oppose Mangi’s assurance, citing Mangi’s function as an expert panel part at the Alliance of People for Justice.  ,
This group has advocated for the transfer of people convicted of killing police officers, and sponsored a brotherhood in Kathy Boudin’s name. She is a member of the local criminal organization Weather Underground. I don’t support this nominee”, Cortez Masto said in a statement, calling Mangi’s involvement with the AFJ “deeply concerning”.
The criticism from the lawmakers puts Mangi’s assurance in trouble. The Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Biden nominee earlier this year was based on a party-line vote, but the Senate will also need 50 votes to confirm the nominee, who Democrats have a thin 51 to 49 majority. No Republicans have made an official announcement supporting Mangi.
