“He is an asset to our state and to the Supreme Court,” Rep. Steve Stafstrom, D-Bridgeport, the co-chairman of the legislature's Judiciary Committee, told a near empty chamber, with most representatives watching the proceedings from their legislative offices because of COVID-19 restrictions.
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He aimed his words at Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, who said Democrats hastening to impeach Mr. Trump will do nothing to heal the divisions so starkly on display last week.
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