Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the four-day U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Kokai offered these comments during the Oct. 16, 2020, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
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