Biden nominee dodges Sen. Kennedy 9 times when asked if social justice-inspired crimes should be forgiven Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked a Biden judicial nominee whether crimes should be forgiven if they are committed in the name of social justice and did not receive a yes or no answer despite asking nine times. "Do you think we should forgive criminal misbehavior in the name of social justice?" the Louisiana Republican asked United States District Judge for the District of Nevada nominee Anne Traum on Thursday. "I don’t think I could say, with respect to any particular case or as a generality with respect to any category of cases" Traum answered. "Do you not have an opinion?" Kennedy asked. "I don’t have a view to share on how any particular kind of case should be handled," Traum answered. "If confirmed you’re going to be a federal judge," Kennedy said. "And I join my friend, Sen. Durbin, in saying judicial temperament is important. But I think being unbiased is even more important. And I find it incredible that you won’t answer my question." "So I’m going to ask it again, maybe it’s me," Kennedy continued. "Do you believe that we should forgive a criminal act in the name of social justice?"