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Legal Scholar Calls Gorsuch A 'Well-Liked' Pick Who Should Be Confirmed

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February 01, 2017

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington to announce Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the Supreme Court. Gorsuch stands with his wife Louise. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Legal scholar Douglas Kmiec (@dougkmiec) of Pepperdine University School of Law joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to discuss Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's legal record and why he thinks Gorsuch should be confirmed.

Kmiec said he thinks Gorsuch will be more like centrist Justice Anthony Kennedy than conservative justices Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito.

This segment aired on February 1, 2017.