New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker (D), a potential 2028 presidential hopeful, took a prominent role in a Democratic protest at Thursday’s Judiciary Committee hearing.
The session focused on Emil Bove, a federal judicial nominee from the Trump administration, whose confirmation has sparked sharp partisan disagreement.
The confrontation intensified when Booker pressed the committee to address whistleblower complaints made by former Justice Department official Erez Reuveni regarding Bove.
Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) declined to bring up the allegations, prompting Booker to sharply question the decision.
“Why are you doing this? This is outrageous!” Booker exclaimed, raising his voice.
During the exchange, a female Democrat shouted “Kangaroo court!” as Booker accused Republicans of disregarding established committee rules and ignoring the parliamentarian’s guidance.
Booker insisted, “This is wrong! You violate your own rules without going by… by the mandates of the parliamentarian.”
Despite Grassley’s efforts to restore order and proceed to a vote, Booker continued objecting.
“This is unbelievable!” he said. “There’s a way to do this: If you want to force this through, if you want to ram this through, there’s a way to do it in accordance to the rules as spelled out by the parliamentarian.”
Booker has a history of high-profile Senate confrontations, often marked by dramatic speeches and procedural standoffs.
Earlier this year, he made headlines for delivering a record-breaking 25-hour speech on the Senate floor to oppose a Trump-backed legislative package.
During Thursday’s hearing, he invoked Senate Rule 4—which requires additional time for the committee to consider a nominee—but Grassley declined to honor the request, according to Fox News.
This refusal led Booker and a group of Democratic senators and staffers to exit the hearing in protest.
Booker continued to challenge the 91-year-old, shouting, “What are you afraid of? Debating this [nomination], putting things on the record — Dear God, that’s what we are here for.”
He also appealed to Grassley’s character, accusing him of violating “decorum” and “decency.”
“You are a decent man… What are they saying to you, that is making you do something to violate the decorum, the decency and the respect of this committee to at least hear each other out?” Booker asked.
Despite the walkout and objections, Bove was confirmed in a party-line vote.
Other Democrats expressed similar frustration during the hearing.
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) criticized colleagues for overlooking whistleblower claims against Bove and urged opposition to the nomination.
Quoting Shakespeare, Whitehouse declared, “There’s something rotten in Denmark,” before leaving the hearing.
Bove’s nomination followed his outspoken criticism of “activist” judges who issued nationwide injunctions blocking Trump administration policies.
However, his confirmation faces challenges as moderate Republicans, such as Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R), have expressed opposition, Trending Politics reports.
After the vote, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) described Grassley’s management of the hearing as “roughshod” and unprecedented in his 15 years in the Senate.
Blumenthal said, “Just overriding, roughshod, the rules of the committee to silence members [on concerns involving] the nominees for lifetime appointments.”
The hearing highlighted the ongoing political divide over federal judicial appointments, an issue that remains central as the country approaches the 2026 election cycle.
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