Biden Judicial Nominee Who Could Not Answer Basic Questions on the Constitution Withdraws from Consideration
Sen. John Kennedy, left, questions Charnelle Bjelkengren, right, on Wednesday. (@kylenabecker / Video screenshot)
Joe Biden nominated Washington State Judge Charnelle Bjelkengren to the federal bench last September, a lifetime position, touting her diversity and boasting she was “extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.”
Bjelkengren, however, embarrassed herself under questioning by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing when she could not answer basic questions that go to the heart of being a federal judge.
According to Reuters, Bjelkengren has now withdrawn her nomination and asked the White House not to resubmit her name for consideration after her nomination expired at the end of 2023.
